850s BC
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Archaeology
The first great civilization of South America, known today as the Chavín, which arose in the north, reaches the central Andes of Peru and establishes itself in the region, possibly by conquest but also possibly as a result of a religious revival. See also 1500 bce Construction.
ConstructionThe first known arched bridge is built in Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey). See also 2000 bce Transportation; 600 bce Construction.
The 14-m-high (45-ft-high) Chavín de Huantar temple, now called the Castillo is begun near the continental divide (Peru). Over a period of 500 years it is completed with several levels of interior galleries. It is built with stones without mortar with ceilings partially supported by cantilevered stones projecting from the walls. The earliest known stone edifice in South America, it is about 75 m by 72 m (245 ft by 235 ft) square at its base. Vents bring air into the interior rooms, and a system of canals and conduits carries water from a nearby river through the temple. See also 1500 bce Construction.
TransportationThe ram is added to warships by the Greeks or possibly by the Phoenicians. Previously, the only naval strategy had been to board an enemy ship and fight hand to hand. With the ram, it becomes possible to sink enemy vessels. See also 1400 bce Transportation; 700 bce Transportation.
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 10th century BC – 9th century BC – 8th century BC |
| Decades: | 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC – 850s BC – 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC |
| Years: | 859 BC 858 BC 857 BC 856 BC 855 BC 854 BC 853 BC 852 BC 851 BC 850 BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- 859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.
- 859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Palestine.
- 858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.
- 858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria.
- 854 BC or 853 BC—Shalmaneser III battles a Syrian coalition (including king Ahab of Kingdom of Israel and Hadadezer) in the battle of Karkar.
- 850 BC—Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of Egypt.
- c. 850 BC—Homer composes the Iliad and Odyssey.
- c. 850 BC—Assurnasirpal II killing lions, from the palace complex of Assurnasirpal II in Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq) is made. It is now in The British Museum, London.
- c. 850 BC—Mesha erects the Mesha Stele, the Moabite Stone; the story is 34 lines, nearly complete and reveals the name 'Israel', a story of Mesha's revolt against the Kingdom of ancient Israel.
- Nazarites and Rechabites establish early temperance movement.
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