667 BC

Events

By place

Middle East

  • King Ashurbanipal of Assyria resumes his late father's attack on Egypt (see 671 BC), recapturing Memphis and beginning an offensive into Upper Egypt.
  • Asia Minor

  • Byzantium (modern Istanbul) is founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas.
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