The 8th century BC
86 recorded events across 31 years of the 8th century BC, 800 BC to 701 BC. 47 of them are dated to a specific year; the rest are recorded only as belonging to the 8th century BC. The largest categories are people (29), empires & countries (29) and architecture & engineering (14).
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Busiest years
Every year in the 8th century BC
Years with no recorded events are omitted. The number is how many events are dated precisely to that year; entries known only to a century or decade are listed on the year page separately.