660s BC

Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC

Decades: 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC

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Events and Trends

• 668 BC - Egypt revolts against Assyria
• 668 BC - Assurbanipal succeeds Esarhaddon as king of Assyria
• 667 BC - Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists.
• 664 BC - First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra
• 664 BC - Assurbanipal captures and sacks Thebes, Egypt (approximate date)
• 663 BC - Egypt: start of Twenty-sixth Dynasty
• 660 BC February 11 - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno.
• 660 BC - First known use of the demotic script
• 660 BC - Psammetichus drives the Assyrians out of Egypt

Significant People

• 668 BC - Death of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria; the beginning of Ashurbanipal's reign