705 BCE

705 BC—Sennacherib succeeds his father Sargon II.

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

Conflict & Security

  • 705 BC—Sennacherib succeeds his father Sargon II.source

Births

  • 705 BC—Achaemenes, eponymous apical ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers from Persis.source

Deaths

  • 705 BC—Sargon II, king of Assyria.source
  • 705 BC—Marquis Xiaozi of Jin, ruler of the state of Jin.source