8th-century BC deaths

Ninth Ruler of Judah or Eight King of Judah

thumb|King Jotham of Judah, from the Stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral#Rose|north rose window of Chartres Cathedral thumb|Jehoram of Judah|Jehoram, [[Uzziah, and Jotham, by Lucas van Leyden]] Jotham or Yotam (; ; ; "YHWH is perfect") was the eleventh king of Judah, and son of Uzziah and Jerusha, daughter of Zadok. Jotham was 25 years old when he began his reign, and he reigned for 16 years. Edwin R. Thiele concluded that his reign commenced as a coregency with his father, which lasted for 11 years. Because his father Uzziah was afflicted with tzaraath after he went into the Temple to

thumb|King Uzziah of Judah, from the Stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral#Rose|north rose window of Chartres Cathedral thumb|Uzziah, Jotham, and [[Ahaz, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.]] thumb|Jehoram of Judah|Jehoram, Uzziah, and [[Jotham, by Lucas van Leyden]] Uzziah (; ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; ; ), also known as Azariah (; ‘Ăzaryā; ; ), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. () Uzziah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as a co-regent with his father, Amaziah.

Shepsesre Tefnakht (in ) was a prince of Sais and founder of the relatively short Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt; he rose to become a Chief of the Ma in his home city. He is thought to have reigned roughly 732 BCE to 725 BCE, or seven years. Tefnakht I first began his career as the "Great Chief of the West" and Prince of Sais and was a late contemporary of the last ruler of the 22nd Dynasty: Shoshenq V. Tefnakht I was actually the second ruler of Sais; he was preceded by Osorkon C, who is attested by several documents mentioning him as this city's Chief of the Ma and Army Leader, according to

Bakenranef, known by the ancient Greeks as Bocchoris (Ancient Greek: , ; Latin: ) or Bochchoris (, ; Latin: ) was briefly a king of the 24th Dynasty of Egypt. Based at Sais in the western Delta, he ruled Lower Egypt from c. 725 to 720 BC. Though the Ptolemaic period Egyptian historian Manetho considers him the sole member of the 24th Dynasty, modern scholars include his father Tefnakht in that dynasty. Although Sextus Julius Africanus quotes Manetho as stating that "Bocchoris" ruled for six years, some modern scholars again differ and assign him a shorter reign of only five years, based on evi

Teleclus or Teleklos (Greek: Τήλεκλος) was the 8th Agiad dynasty king of Sparta during the eighth century BC. He was the son of King Archelaus and grandson of King Agesilaus I.

Charilaus (), also spelled Charilaos, Charillos, or Charillus, was a king of Sparta in the middle of the 8th century BC. He was probably the first historical king of the Eurypontid dynasty.

king of Lydia

thumb|right|250px|Yahu-Bihdi being flayed alive, from an Assyrian engraving. Yahu-Bihdi (Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒁉𒀪𒁲 ia-ú-bi-ʾ-di, "Yahu created me"), also spelled Yahubidi and additionally recorded as Ilu-Bihdi (Akkadian: 𒀭𒁉𒀪𒁲 ìl-bi-ʾ-di, "El created me") was a governor of Hamath appointed by the Assyrian government. He declared himself king of Hamath in 720 BC and led a revolt which was promptly suppressed. Yahu-Bihdi himself was flayed alive. His revolt occurred roughly shortly after the conquest of the Kingdom of Israel by Sargon II and roughly simultaneously with revolts in Babylon as well

Tarchetius () was a mythical king of the Albans, who in some traditions is connected with Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He was described as lawless and cruel. His story is described by Plutarch in his work Romulus.