8th century BC Chr.

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The 8th century BC Chr. Began on January 1 v 800th And ended on December 31, 701 BC. Chr.

Age / Epoch

  • The Olmecs in Central America set up the first urban centers
  • Classic period of early Mexican city-states such as Tlatilco and Cuicuilco

Events / developments

Middle East

Sargon II and a dignitary

Mediterranean area

The Capitoline wolf suckles the boys Romulus and Remus
The blind Homer is led ( William Adolphe Bouguereau , 1874)

China

  • 771 BC BC: Incursion of the Early Huns ( turuk ) into China , end of the Western Zhou dynasty .
  • 770 BC BC: With the accession of King Ping of Zhou to the throne, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty begins in China.
  • 763 BC Chr., June 8th: The daily recording of a solar eclipse in the eponym list enables the merging of the Chinese calendar of that time and today's calendar down to the day.

Central Europe

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. E. Zenger: Introduction to the Old Testament. W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-17-020695-3 , p. 652. (books.google.de)
  2. ^ J. Daniel et al.: Aegyptische Chronologie: A critical attempt. Oxford University, 1863, p. 45. (books.google.de)
  3. G. Seyffarth: Grammatica Aegyptiaca, first instruction for translating ancient Egyptian literary works. Oxford University, 1855, pp. XXXVIII. (books.google.de)
  4. In the specialist literature usually given as June 15 . However, according to the proleptic Julian calendar, the date is 763 BC. Calculated. In direct comparison, the beginning of spring fell on March 28th. In conversion to today's Gregorian calendar , 7 days must therefore be deducted. The result is June 8th. Calculations according to Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 and Ephemeris Tool 4,5 conversion program .

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