700 BCE

700 BC—The Scythians start settling in Cimmerian areas, slowly replacing the previous inhabitants. 700 BC—Assyrian king Sennacherib launches another campaign into the Chaldean region, where the Babylonian rebel Merodach-Baladan II has been conspiring against him. Merodach-Baladan takes refuge in Elam, north of the Persian Gulf. 700 BC—The Upanishads, a sacred text of Hinduism, are written around this time.

In the 700s BC, the 8th century BC.

Conflict & Security

  • 700 BC—Assyrian king Sennacherib launches another campaign into the Chaldean region, where the Babylonian rebel Merodach-Baladan II has been conspiring against him. Merodach-Baladan takes refuge in Elam, north of the Persian Gulf.source
  • 700 BC—Babylon's Assyrian-raised puppet king Bel-ibni is deposed after a 3-year reign and sent into exile. He is replaced by Sennacherib's son, Ashur-nadin-shumi.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • 700 BC—The Scythians start settling in Cimmerian areas, slowly replacing the previous inhabitants.source
  • c. 700 BC—Geometric period of vases ends in Ancient Greece. Orientalizing period of vases starts. It starts in Corinth.source

Religion & Belief

  • c. 700 BC — Construction of the Temple of Yeha in Ethiopiasource
  • 700 BC—The Upanishads, a sacred text of Hinduism, are written around this time.source

Culture & Society

  • 700 BC—End of the Villanovan culture in northern Italy and rise of the Etruscan civilization.source
  • 700 BC—Atheradas of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 20th Olympic Games.source
  • c. 700 BC—Hesiod writes "Theogony".source

Births

  • 700 BC—Mentuemhat, Egyptian government official.source