8th century BC

Also known as 8th century B.C.E., 8th century BCE, 800 BCE, Eighth century BC, Eighth century BCE, 8th century B.C., 8th-century BC

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Instance of: century
Part of: 1st millennium BC
Has part: 720s BC
Followed by: 7th century BC
Follows: 9th century BC

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Commons category: 8th century BC
topic's main category: Category:8th century BC
point in time: 0800-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:8th-century BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:8th-century BC deaths
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The 8th century BC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC. The 8th century BC was a period of great change for several historically significant civilizations. In Egypt, the 23rd and 24th dynasties lead to rule from Kingdom of Kush in the 25th Dynasty. The Neo-Assyrian Empire reaches the peak of its power, conquering the Kingdom of Israel as well as nearby countries.

Greece colonizes other regions of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Rome is founded in 753 BC, and the Etruscan civilization expands in Italy. The 8th century BC is conventionally taken as the beginning of Classical Antiquity, with the first Olympiad set at 776 BC, and the epics of Homer dated to between 750 and 650 BC.

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