680 BCE

680 BC—Esarhaddon succeeds Sennacherib as king of Assyria. 680 BC—Greece's games of the 25th Olympiad is held at Olympia with the first equestrian event. A four-horse chariot race is run at the nearby hippodrome, slaves driving the chariots in a fierce competition that not infrequently ends in death. Thalpis of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 25th Olympic Games. 680 BC—A meteorite hits the Estonian island of Saaremaa, forming the Kaali crater (approximate date).

In the 680s BC, the 7th century BC.

Conflict & Security

  • 680 BC—Esarhaddon succeeds Sennacherib as king of Assyria.source

Climate & Environment

  • 680 BC—A meteorite hits the Estonian island of Saaremaa, forming the Kaali crater (approximate date).source

Culture & Society

  • 680 BC—Greece's games of the 25th Olympiad is held at Olympia with the first equestrian event. A four-horse chariot race is run at the nearby hippodrome, slaves driving the chariots in a fierce competition that not infrequently ends in death. Thalpis of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 25th Olympic Games.source

Births

  • 680 BC—Birth of Archilochus, Greek lyric poet (approximate date)source