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<=. End of Jehu's dynasty in Israel.
=753 (common chronology).= "FOUNDATION OF ROME." See i, 116.
=750.= [A] The Corinthians found Syracuse.
=743-724.= First great war between Sparta and Messenia: the latter is
subjugated.
=734.= [A] Syria becomes subject to Tiglath-Pileser II of Assyria.
=731.= [A] Tiglath-Pileser II subjects Chaldea.
=727. [A] (728)=. Hezekiah ascends the throne of Judah.
=722.= [A] King Sargon of Assyria conquers Samaria; he puts an end to the
kingdom of Israel. Captivity of the Ten Tribes.
=701.= Siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib; he encounters the Egyptian and
Ethiopian forces; his expedition into Syria fails.
=697.= Accession of Manasseh to the throne of Judah.
=685-668.= The second war between Sparta and Messenia.
=660.= [A] Prince Jimmu establishes Yamato as the capital of Japan. See
"PRINCE JIMMU FOUNDS JAPAN'S CAPITAL," i, 140.
=650.=[A] The whole of Egypt united under Psammetichus I, founder of the
XXVI dynasty. He frees Egypt from Assyrian rule and opens the country to
the Greeks.
=645-628.= The Messenians make an unsuccessful attempt to throw off the
yoke of Sparta.
[A] Date uncertain
=640.= Birth of Thales, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He taught
the spherical form of the earth and the true causes of lunar eclipses;
discovered the electricity of amber. The Seven Sages, or Wise Men, are
commonly made up of Thales, Solon, Bias, Chilo, Cleobulus, Periander,
and Pittacus.
Media becomes independent of Assyria; she appears as a single united
kingdom.
=625.= Media, Assyria, and Syria have a great irruption of Scythians in
their borders.
=623.= "FOUNDATION OF BUDDHISM," See i, 160.
=621.= [B](624). Date of the legislation of Draco, at Athens.
=612.= Conspiracy of Cylon at Athens.
=609.= [B] Josiah is slain at Megiddo, when Necho, the Egyptian King,
crushes the power of Judah.
=607.= [B] Nineveh taken by the Medes and Babylonians, who overthrow the
Assyrian monarchy.
=605.= [B] Nebuchadnezzar defeats Necho at Carchemish. Necho maintained a
powerful fleet; the Phoenician ships under his order rounded the Cape of
Good Hope. Herodotus says that twice during this voyage the crews,
fearing a lack of food, after landing, drew their ships on shore, sowed
grain and waited for a harvest. It will be notice]]>
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