800 BCE

c. 800 BC—Archaic period in Greece begins. (It ends in 480 BC with the invasion of Xerxes.). c. 800 BC—Assyrian army makes a use of the new technology by which iron can be hardened into steel suitable for weapons. c. 800 BC—Homer of Greece writes his Iliad and Odyssey. ( - 700 BCE).

In the 800s BC, the 9th century BC.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • 800 BC—Beginning of the reign of Eunomus, king of Sparta until 780 BC.source

Conflict & Security

  • c. 800 BC—Archaic period in Greece begins. (It ends in 480 BC with the invasion of Xerxes.)source

Exploration & Expansion

  • c. 800 BC—The Greek Colonization of the Mediterranean & Black Sea.source
  • 800 BC—Emergence of the first communities settled in the Chincha Valley (Peru), pertaining to Paracas culture in the south coast of Peru.source

Religion & Belief

  • 800 BC—End of the reign of Polydectes, king of Sparta from 830 BC.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • c. 800 BC—Beginning of Iron Age in Britain (until 43 AD).source
  • c. 800 BC—Assyrian army makes a use of the new technology by which iron can be hardened into steel suitable for weapons.source
  • c. 800 BC—Earliest surviving sundial is in use in Egypt.source

Health & Medicine

  • c. 800 BC—pharmaceutical production area active at Heraion Teikhos, Thrace.source

Crime & Justice

  • c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.source

Disasters & Accidents

  • c. 800 BC—End of Period IVB, Hasanlu (Iran) is completely destroyed by a fire.source

Culture & Society

  • c. 800 BC—Homer of Greece writes his Iliad and Odyssey. ( - 700 BCE)source

Deaths

  • 800 BC—Xiong Xun, monarch of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou dynasty of ancient China.source
  • c. 800 BC—Hasanlu Lovers, pair of human remains found at Teppe Hasanlu, possibly a couple.source