| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC |
| Decades: | 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC |
| Years: | 669 BC 668 BC 667 BC 666 BC 665 BC 664 BC 663 BC 662 BC 661 BC 660 BC |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- 669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria.
- 668 BC: Ashurbanipal starts to rule.
- 668 BC: Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon, becomes King of Babylon.
- 668 BC: Egypt revolts against Assyria.
- 668 BC: Estimation: Nineveh, capital of Assyria becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Thebes in Egypt.[1]
- 667 BC: Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. (traditional date)
- 667 BC: Assyrians conquer the Egyptian Empire.
- 664 BC: First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra.
- 664 BC: Ashurbanipal captures and sacks Thebes, Egypt.
- 664 BC: Psamtik I succeeds Necho I as king of Lower Egypt.
- 664 BC: Taharqa appoints his nephew Tantamani as his successor of Upper Egypt.
- 664 BC – Nubian period ends in Ancient Egypt.
- 663 BC: Ashurbanipal conquered Ancient Egypt.
- 11 February 660 BC: Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
- 660 BC: First known use of the Demotic script.
- 660 BC: Psamtik I drives the Assyrians out of Egypt.
- 660 BC: Mythical founding of the Japanese royal family.
Significant people
- 668 BC: Death of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria; the beginning of Ashurbanipal's reign
- 664 BC: Death of Necho I, king of Egypt
- 663 BC: Death of Taharqa, king of Egypt
- 660 BC: Reign of Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan, begins.
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