760s BC

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Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC

Decades: 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC - 760s BC - 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC

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[edit] Events and trends

• June 15, 763 BC - 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.

[edit] 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).