660s BC

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. [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
*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: Psammetichus I succeeds Necho I as king of Lower Egypt.
*664 BC: Taharqa appoints his nephew Tantamani as his successor of Upper 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: Psammetichus I drives the Assyrians out of Egypt.
*660 BC: Mythical founding of the Japanese royal family.

ignificant 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.