750s BC

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Centuries:	9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades:	780s BC  770s BC  760s BC - 750s BC - 740s BC  730s BC  720s BC
Years:	753 BC 752 BC 751 BC - 750 BC - 749 BC 748 BC 747 BC

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[edit] Events and trends

• 756 BC - Founding of Cyzicus.
• 755 BC - Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria
• 755 BC - Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon.
• 753 BC - Alcmaeon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 2 years. He is replaced by Harops, elected Archon for a ten-year term.
• April 21, 753 BC - The city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom is founded and ruled by the first king Romulus (according to tradition). Beginning of the Roman 'Ab urbe condita' calendar.
• c. 750 BC - Vase, from the Dipylon Cemetery, Athens, is made. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
• c. 750 BC - Man and Centaur, perhaps from Olympia, is made. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

[edit] Significant people

• Shoshenq V, Pharaoh of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt (767 - 730 BC).
• Osorkon III, Pharaoh of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt (787 - 759 BC).
• Takelot III, Pharaoh of the Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt (764- 757 BC).
• Rudamun, Pharaoh of the Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt (757 - 754 BC).
• Iuput, Pharaoh of the Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt (754 - 715 BC).
• Niumateped, King of the Libyans (775 - 750 BC).
• Titaru, King of the Libyans (758 - 750 BC).
• Ker, King of the Libyans (750 - 745 BC).
• Manava, author of the Indian geometric text of Sulba Sutras. b.750 BC.