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8th century BC
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Events and Trends
Occupation begins at
Maya
site of
Piedras Negras, Guatemala
657 BC -
Cypselus
becomes the first
tyrant
of
Corinth
.
656 BC - Psammetichus extends his control over all of
Egypt
. End of Twenty-fifth Dynasty
652 BC -
Babylonia
rises in revolt under Shamash-shuma-ukin against the
Assyrians
651 BC -
Zhou xiang wang
becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
Significant People
652 BC - Death of
Gyges
, king of
Lydia
652 BC - Death of
Zhou hui wang
, King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
652 - First recorded mention of King "Kuras of Parsumas". He is possibly the same as King
Cyrus I of Anshan
, head of the
Achaemenid dynasty
.