760s BC

Decade

This article concerns the period 769 BC – 760 BC.

Millennium
1st millennium BC
Centuries
  • 9th century BC
  • 8th century BC
  • 7th century BC
Decades
  • 780s BC
  • 770s BC
  • 760s BC
  • 750s BC
  • 740s BC
Years
  • 769 BC
  • 768 BC
  • 767 BC
  • 766 BC
  • 765 BC
  • 764 BC
  • 763 BC
  • 762 BC
  • 761 BC
  • 760 BC
Categories
  • Deaths
  • v
  • t
  • e

Events and trends

  • Amaziah, king of Judah, dies and is succeeded by his son Uzziah.

Significant people

  • Argishtis I of Urartu (r. 786-764 BC)[2]
  • Amaziah of Judah (co-ruled Judah with Uzziah c. 792-768 BC, according to Edwin R. Thiele)
  • Archilaus, king of Sparta
  • Marduk-apla-usur, king of Babylon (r. c. 780-769 BC)[3]
  • Eriba-Marduk, king of Babylon (r. c. 769-761 BC)[4]
  • Rivallo (legendary king of the Britons)
  • Alara of Nubia, King of Kuch (r. 795-c. 765 BC
  • Uzziah, king of Judah (ruled Judah solely until c. 751 BC)

References

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  2. ^ Burney, Charles (2004). Historical dictionary of the Hittites. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6564-8. OCLC 307478876.
  3. ^ Chmiel, Jerzy (1999-09-30). "90 lat Pontificium Institutum Biblicum w Rzymie". Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny. 52 (3): 268. doi:10.21906/rbl.2261. ISSN 2391-8497.
  4. ^ "Kassite Babylonia", The Ancient Near East, Routledge, pp. 388–402, 2013-12-04, doi:10.4324/9781315879895-32, ISBN 978-1-315-87989-5, retrieved 2022-07-20