Politics & PowerThe 8th century BCE

Politics & Power in the 8th century BCE

One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 8th century BCE, tagged politics and power — dynasties, constitutions, revolutions and changes of regime. It keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
1
Nations
1
Earliest
714 BCE
Latest
714 BCE

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. 8th century BCE — Asia:

    Armenia

    Urartu at its height

    In the 9th and 8th centuries BCE the kingdom of Urartu, centred on Lake Van, became a major power of the Middle East before being succeeded in the region by the Armenians.

    Era: Urartu and the Armenian Kingdom

    Sources: Urartu · Encyclopædia Britannica