800 - 700 BC
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B.C.
800 Etruscans arrive in Italy by way of the Sea
800 Zapotec hieroglyphs developed
800 Traditional date for the Iliad and Odyssey written by Homer
800 Greek alphabet first used
800 Phoenicians settle in Cyprus
800 Amaziah becomes king of Judah till 783
800 Earliest Iron Age societies develop in Germany and Austria
786 Jeroboam II becomes king of Israel till 746
783 Uzziah (Azariah) becomes king of Judah till 742
780 Greek migrants settle on the Spanish coast, Sicily and southern Italy
776 First recorded Olympic Games held at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece
774 Assyrian incursions of Phoenicia begin
770 Eastern Chou dynasty in China, capital moved from Hao to Luoyang
753 Legendary date for the founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus
750 Etruscan Kings rule Rome
750 Kushites occupy Egypt
750 iron working in Egypt
750 Scythians are driven westward toward the Black Sea
750 Athens and Sparta become a major power druing the Archaic period
750 Amos is a prophet in Israel till 745
750 Hosea is a prophet in Israel till 745
746 Zachariah becomes king of Israel till 745
745 Shallum becomes king of Israel till 745
745 Menahem becomes king of Israel till 737
745 Tiglath-Pileser III reigns over Assyria
743 Sparta initiates the first Messenian War till 716.
742 Jotham becomes king of Judah till 735
742 Isaiah is a prophet in Judah till 700
740 Jonah is a prophet in Judah till 730
738 Assyria invades Phoenicia
737 Pekahiah becomes king of Israel till 736
736 Pekah becomes king of Israel till 732
735 Ahaz becomes king of Judah till 715
734 Tyre falls to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria
733 Syracuse is founded on Sicily by the Greeks
732 Damascus city-state falls to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria
732 Hoshea becomes king of Israel till 724
729 Tiglath-Pileser captures Babylon and reigns as king
725 King Midas rules over Phrygia
722 Sargon II of Assyria captures Samaria, the capital of Israel
722 The northern kingdom of Israel comes to an end.
722 Sargon II of Assyria deports 28,000 Israelites who become the "Ten Lost Tribes"
722 Micah is a prophet in Judah till 701
721 Chaldaeans enter Babylonia and compete for the Babylonian throne
721 Sargon II defeats the Urartians
720 Egypt reunited under Nubian (Ethiopian) rule (25th Dynasty)
715 Hezekiah becomes king of Judah till 687
710 The Assyrians destroy the kingdom of Chaldea
709 Phrygia becomes a tributary to Assyria
706 Tarentum is established in southern Italy by Sparta
705 Sennacherib becomes king of Assyria till 682
701 Sennacherib establishes his capital at Nineveh
701 Sennacherib begins his campaign on the west to Phoenicia
701 Sennacherib Devastates Northern Judah and Lachish
701 Assyrians invade and conquer most of Phoenicia
701 Sennacherib, king of Assyria besieges Jerusalem
701 The Assyrian army is smote by God
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- Ancient Assyrian Social Structure
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- The Babylonian Captivity
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- The Court of the Gentiles
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- The Destruction of Israel
- The Fall of Judah with Map
- The History Of Rome
- The Incredible Bible
- The Jewish Calendar in Ancient Hebrew History
- The Life of Jesus in Chronological Order
- The Life of Jesus in Harmony
- The Names of God
- The New Testament
- The Old Testament
- The Passion of the Christ
- The Pharisees
- The Sacred Year of Israel in New Testament Times
- The Samaritans
- The Scribes
Ancient Questions
- How did the ancient Greeks and Romans practice medicine and treat illnesses?
- What were the major contributions of ancient Babylon to mathematics and astronomy?
- How did the ancient Persians create and administer their vast empire?
- What were the cultural and artistic achievements of ancient India, particularly during the Gupta Empire?
- How did ancient civilizations like the Incas and Aztecs build their remarkable cities and structures?
- What were the major trade routes and trading practices of the ancient world?
- What was the role of slavery in ancient societies like Rome and Greece?
- How did the ancient Mayans develop their sophisticated calendar system?
- What were the key events and significance of the Battle of Thermopylae in ancient Greece?
- What was life like for women in ancient Rome?
Bible Study Questions
- What does biblical archaeologist said about hieroglyphics?
- Where is the Negev where Abram went to in Genesis?
- What is the name of Ramallah in the Bible?
- How do we approach and study the historical and cultural context of biblical passages?
- What is the significance of the Psalms in personal and corporate worship?
- How do we discern and apply biblical principles to contemporary ethical issues?
- What is the biblical perspective on the nature of God's love and mercy?
- How do we interpret and understand apocalyptic literature in the Bible?
- What are the different covenants in the Bible and their significance?
- How do we grow in spiritual maturity and develop a deeper understanding of the Word?
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