800s BC

Events

• The poet, Homer is thought to have lived.
• Dido, Queen of Carthage is thought to have lived.
• 804 BC - The empire of Assyria takes over the city of Damascus.
• 804 BC - The Egyptian ruler Pedubastis I dies.
• Ancient Italian society develops.
• Olmec people start to build pyramids.

800s BC Media

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  King Jehu of the Kingdom of Israel bows before Shalmaneser III of Assyria.