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.
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.

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.

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