700s BC

	700s BC Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC - 700s BC - 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC Events and Trends ca. 708 BC - Spartan immigrants founded Taranto. 705 BC - Sennacherib succeeds his brother Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria 704 BC - Sennacherib moves the capital of Assyira back to Nineveh 701 BC - King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by Egypt, revolts against king Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many Palestinian cities, but fails in his attempt to take Jerusalem Significant People
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