800s BC (decade)

Events and trends

  • 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.
  • 804 BC—Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.
  • c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.
  • c. 800 BC—Archaic period in Greece begins. (It ends in 480 BC with the invasion of Xerxes.)
  • From c. 800 BC – The Upanishads are composed.
  • c. 800 BC–700 BC—Pre-Etruscan period in Italy.
  • Etruscan civilization.
  • The Olmecs build pyramids.
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