670s BC

This article concerns the period 679 BC – 670 BC.

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
  • 679 BC
  • 678 BC
  • 677 BC
  • 676 BC
  • 675 BC
  • 674 BC
  • 673 BC
  • 672 BC
  • 671 BC
  • 670 BC
Categories:
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • 677 BC—Esarhaddon leads the Assyrian army against rebellious Arab tribes, advances as far as the Brook of Egypt.
  • 676 BC—Zhou Hui Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
  • 675 BC—Esarhaddon begins the rebuilding of Babylon
  • 674 BC—Esarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ashkelon supported by Taharqa, king of Kush and Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold them off.
  • 673 BC—Tullus Hostilius becomes the third King of Rome.
  • 671 BC—Esarhaddon again invades Egypt, this time successfully, capturing Memphis as well as a number of the royal family.

Significant people
  • Esarhaddon, King of Assyria and conqueror of Egypt (reigned 681–669 BC)
  • Argaeus I, who acceded to the kingship of Macedon with his father's death; he reigned from c. 678 BC to c. 640 BC
  • Zhou Hui Wang, ruler of China during the Zhou Dynasty

Deaths

References
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