740s BC

740s BC

Events and trends

* 747 BCFebruary 26 - Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.
* 747 BCMeles becomes king of Lydia.
* 745 BCThe Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.
* 743 BCDuke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
* 743 BC — Beginning of the First Messenian War.
* 740 BCTiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.
* 740 BC — Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.

ignificant people

* Romulus and Remus


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