The 8th century BC
131 sourced entries across 59 documented years, grouped into 6 decades. A century here runs 1900–1999 rather than 1901–2000, so its decades sit inside it exactly; on the BC side the same rule puts 1–99 BC in the 1st century BC and 100 BC in the 2nd.
Decades
- The 750s BC — 8 years, 21 entries
- The 740s BC — 7 years, 20 entries
- The 730s BC — 8 years, 14 entries
- The 720s BC — 5 years, 13 entries
- The 710s BC — 8 years, 18 entries
- The 700s BC — 8 years, 25 entries
By subject
- Conflict & Security in the 8th century BC — 45 entries
- Culture & Society in the 8th century BC — 23 entries
- Exploration & Expansion in the 8th century BC — 12 entries
- Geopolitics & Diplomacy in the 8th century BC — 8 entries
- Religion & Belief in the 8th century BC — 8 entries
A few of the years
- 799 BCE799 BC— According to the Vayu Purana, the Pradyota dynasty conquers Magadha, starting a rule that lasts 138 years.
- 778 BCE778 BC—Agamestor, Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.
- 763 BCE763 BC—June 15—A solar eclipse at this date (in month Sivan) is used to fix the chronology of the Ancient Near East.
- 748 BCE748 BC – Anticles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the eighth Olympic Games.
- 739 BCE739 BC—Hiram II succeeds Ithobaal II as king of Tyre.
- 730 BCE730 BC: Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre.
- 718 BCE718 BC—Gyges becomes the ruler of Lydia.
- 708 BCE708 BC—Traditional date of the foundation of Croton (modern Crotone) by colonists from Achaea.