Decade · 709 BCE – 700 BCE
The world in the 700s BCE
From 709 BCE to 700 BCE the atlas holds 112 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Argead dynasty, Hadhramaut and Assyrian siege of Jerusalem among them - and 0 ended; 2 people were born and 2 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 700s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Argead dynasty · state · 700 – 309 BCE
- Hadhramaut · state · 700 BCE – 305 CE
- Colonies in antiquity · state · 700 – 616 BCE
- Zou · state · 700 – 401 BCE
Wars and battles 4
- Assyrian siege of Jerusalem · battle · 701 BCE
- Siege of Lachish · battle · 701 BCE
- Battle of Xuge · battle · 707 BCE
- Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant · battle · 701 BCE
Born and died
Born 2
- Deioces · ruler · 706 – 675 BCE
- Manasseh of Judah · monarch · 709 – 642 BCE
States of the 700s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 700s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 709 BCE.
Europe13 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Numa Pompilius, King of Rome since 715 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Roman Kingdom · 753 – 509 BCE · Numa Pompilius, King of Rome since 715 BCE
- Cimmerians · 900 – 601 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
and 5 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa33 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE · Sargon II, King of Babylon since 710 BCE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Assyria · 2025 – 609 BCE · Sargon II, King of Assyria since 722 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Babylonia · 1901 – 539 BCE · Sargon II, King of Babylon since 710 BCE
- Kingdom of Judah · 930 – 586 BCE · Hezekiah, King of Judah since 716 BCE
- Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
and 25 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Kosala · 701 – 501 BCE
- Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Vajjika League · 701 – 401 BCE
- Videha · 851 – 501 BCE
and 9 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia25 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Huan of Zhou, Chinese king since 719 BCE
- Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE · King Huan of Zhou, Chinese king since 719 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown22 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
- Kingdom of Awsan · 801 – 701 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
- Parsua · 861 – 601 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Deng · 1201 – 678 BCE
- Ellipi · 801 – 701 BCE
and 14 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 729 BCE – 680 BCE: every state, war and life of the 700s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 704 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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