9th century BC

The 9th century BC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC. It was a period of great change for several civilizations. In Africa, Carthage is founded by the Phoenicians. In Egypt, a severe flood covers the floor of Luxor temple, and years later, a civil war starts.

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It is the beginning of the Iron Age in Central Europe, with the spread of the Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture, and the Proto-Celtic language.

Events

King Jehu of the Kingdom of Israel bows before Shalmaneser III of Assyria.

890s BC

  • 895 BC: Death of King Xiao of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
  • 894 BC: King Yi of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
  • 892 BC: Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
  • 891 BC: Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria.
  • 890 BC: Napoli some reports and excavations about the foundation of the city

880s BC

870s BC

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800s BC

Significant persons

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

In works of fiction

  • In Highlander, the immortal Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez (Sean Connery) was born in Egypt in 896 BC.
  • In True Blood, the vampire known as Russell Edgington was born around 850 BC, and was turned about 800 BC.

Sovereign States

See: List of sovereign states in the 9th century BC.

Notes

  1. Zimmer 1952, p. 182-183.
  2. Fattovich, Rodolfo, "Akkälä Guzay" in Uhlig, Siegbert, ed. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, 2003, p. 169.
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References

  • Zimmer, Heinrich (1952), Joseph Campbell (ed.), Philosophy of India, London, E.C. 4: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, Not in copyrightCS1 maint: location (link)
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