706 BCE

706 BC—Traditional date when Spartan immigrants found Taras (Tarentum, the modern Taranto) colony in southern Italy. 706 BC—The Assyrian royal court is moved to Dur-Sharrukin.

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

Exploration & Expansion

  • 706 BC—Traditional date when Spartan immigrants found Taras (Tarentum, the modern Taranto) colony in southern Italy.source

Culture & Society

  • 706 BC—The Assyrian royal court is moved to Dur-Sharrukin.source