670s BC

This article concerns the period 679 BC – 670 BC.

Events and trends

• 678 BC—Phraortes becomes king of the Medes
• 677 BC—Esarhaddon leads the Assyrian army against rebellious Arab tribes, advances as far as the Brook of Egypt.
• 676 BC—Zhou Hui Wang becomes emperor of the Zhou dynasty of China.
• 674 BC—Esarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ascalon supported by Taharqa, king of Kush and Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold them off.^[1]
• 673 BC—Tullus Hostilius becomes the third King of Rome.^[2]
• 671 BC—Esarhaddon again invades Egypt, this time successfully, capturing Memphis as well as a number of the royal family.

Significant people

• Esarhaddon, King of Assyria and conqueror of Egypt (reigned 681–669 BC)
• Argaeus I, who acceded to the kingship of Macedon with his father's death; he reigned from c. 678 BC to c. 640 BC
• Zhou Hui Wang, ruler of China during the Zhou dynasty

Deaths

• 678 BC—approximate date of death of Perdiccas I, king of Macedon
• 673 BC—Numa Pompilius, second of the Kings of Rome, successor to Romulus^[3]
• 670 BC—Mettius Fufetius, Latin king of Alba Longa