740s BC

Events and trends

  • 747 BC—February 26 – Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.
  • 747 BC—Meles becomes king of Lydia.
  • c. 747 BC—Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ends. Late Period of ancient Egypt starts. Nubian period starts in Ancient Egypt.
  • c. 747 BC—Piye starts to rule in Ancient Egypt.
  • 745 BC—The Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.
  • 745 BC—Legendary death of Titus Tatius Roman King (Diarchy with con Romulus ).
  • 743 BC—Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
  • 743 BC—Beginning of the First Messenian War.
  • 740 BC—Tiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.
  • 740 BC—Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.

    • Significant people

  • Romulus and Remus
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