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747 BC
740s BC
This article concerns the period
749 BC â 740 BC
.
Events and trends
748 BC â Anticles of
Messenia
wins the stadion race at the eighth
Olympic Games
.
747 BC
â February 26 âÂÂ
Nabonassar
becomes king of
Babylon
.
747 BC
âÂÂ
Meles
becomes king of
Lydia
.
747 BC
â The
Lusatian culture
city at
Biskupin
is founded.
746 BC
âÂÂ
Founding of Rome
according to
Livy's
ab urbe condita
746 BC
â A revolt in
Kalhu
brings
Tiglath-Pileser III
to the throne of the
Neo-Assyrian Empire
746 BC
â End of the reign of
Zechariah of Israel
(746-745 BC).
746 BC
â Suggested start of the reign of
Menahem Ben Gadi
of
Israel
.
âÂÂ
Piye
starts to rule in parts of Ancient Egypt.
745 BC
â The crown of
Assyria
seized by
Pul
, who takes the name
Tiglath-Pileser III
.
745 BC
â Legendary death of
Titus Tatius
Roman
King (
Diarchy
with
Romulus
).
744 BC â Xenocles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the ninth Olympic Games.
743 BC
âÂÂ
Duke Zhuang
of the
Chinese
state of
Zheng
comes to power.
743 BC
â Beginning of the
First Messenian War
.
740 BC
âÂÂ
Tiglath-Pileser III
conquers the city of
Arpad
in
Syria
after two years of siege.
740 BC
â Start of
Ahaz
's reign of
Judah
.
740 BC
â Dotades of Messenia wins the stadion race at the tenth Olympic Games.
Deaths
746 BC âÂÂ
Jeroboam II
, thirteenth king of the
Kingdom of Israel
746 BC âÂÂ
Marquis Wen of Jin
, eleventh ruler of the
Chinese state of Jin
745 BC â Suggested date for the death of King
Shallum
of the ancient
Kingdom of Israel
References