The 8th century BC

52 sourced entries across 28 documented years, grouped into 1 decade. A century here runs 1900–1999 rather than 1901–2000, so its decades sit inside it exactly.

Decades

The 710s BC — 8 years, 18 entries

By subject

Conflict & Security in the 8th century BC — 14 entries

A few of the years

783 BCE783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.
781 BCE781 BC—Some say the oldest date-verified Chinese recording of a Solar Eclipse happened on June 4th of this year, but others argue that it was in 735 BC.
728 BCE728 BC: Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
724 BCE724 BC: The diaulos footrace introduced at the Olympics.
720 BCE720 BC—Shabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
718 BCE718 BC—Gyges becomes the ruler of Lydia.
716 BCE716 BC—Pythagoras of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 16th Olympic Games.
713 BCE713 BC—Numa Pompilius, King of Rome, reforms the Roman calendar, introducing January and February and adding 5 days to the calendar.