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840s BC
Centuries
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10th century BC
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9th century BC
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8th century BC
Decades
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890s BC
880s BC
870s BC
860s BC
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840s BC
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830s BC
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800s BC
790s BC
Events and Trends
845 BC - Pherecles, King of Athens dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.
842 BC -
Shalmaneser III
devastates the territory of
Damascus
;
Israel
and the
Phoenician
cities sent tribute.
841 BC - Death of
Zhou Li Wang
, King of the
Zhou Dynasty
of
China
.
841 BC -
Records of the Grand Historian
regards this year as the first year of consecutive annaual dating of
Chinese history
.
Significant People