760s BC

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Events and trends

• 763 BC — June 15 — A solar eclipse at this date (in month Sivan) is used to fix the chronology of the Ancient Near East. However, it should be noted that it requires Nisan 1 to fall on March 20, 763 BC, which was 8 to 9 days before the vernal equinox (March 28/29 at that time) and Babylonians never started their calendar year before the spring equinox.

Significant people

Deaths

• Argishtis I of Urartu
• Amaziah of Judah
• Archilaus, king of Sparta
• Marduk-apla-usur and Eriba-Marduk, kings of Babylon
• Rivallo (legendary king of the Britons)

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