Conflict & Security in the 8th century BC

14 sourced entries, 783 BCE to 715 BCE, oldest first. Also see Conflict & Security across every century or everything else in the 8th century BC.

• 783 BCE783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.source
• 781 BCE781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
• 730 BCE730 BC: Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre.source
• 730 BCE730 BC: Osorkon IV succeeds Sheshonq IV as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.source
• 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.source
• 724 BCE724 BC: The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.source
• 722 BCE722 BC: Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins as King Ping of Zhou of the Zhou dynasty reigns in name only.source
• 722 BCE722 BC: Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.source
• 720 BCE720 BC—Shabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egyptsource
• 719 BCE719 BC—Revolt led by Yahu-Bihdi in Hamath is suppressed. Much of the population deported to Samaria and Hamath destroyed.source
• 717 BCE717 BC—Assyrian king Sargon conquers the Neo-Hittite state of Carchemish.source
• 717 BCE717 BC—Roman legend marks this as the date that Romulus ended his rule. Interregnum starts.source
• 715 BCE715 BC—Interregnum ends. Start of the reign of the second King of Rome — Numa Pompilius.source
• 715 BCEc. 715 BC—Conquest of Messenia by Sparta ends.source