670s BC
This article concerns the period 679 BC – 670 BC.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC | 
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Events and trends
    
- 677 BC—Esarhaddon leads the Assyrian army against rebellious Arab tribes, advances as far as the Brook of Egypt.
 - 676 BC—Zhou Hui Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
 - 675 BC—Esarhaddon begins the rebuilding of Babylon
 - 674 BC—Esarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ashkelon supported by Taharqa, king of Kush and Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold them off.
 - 673 BC—Tullus Hostilius becomes the third King of Rome.
 - 671 BC—Esarhaddon again invades Egypt, this time successfully, capturing Memphis as well as a number of the royal family.
 
Significant people
    
- Esarhaddon, King of Assyria and conqueror of Egypt (reigned 681–669 BC)
 - Argaeus I, who acceded to the kingship of Macedon with his father's death; he reigned from c. 678 BC to c. 640 BC
 - Zhou Hui Wang, ruler of China during the Zhou Dynasty
 
Deaths
    
- 678 BC—approximate date of death of Perdiccas I, king of Macedon
 - 673 BC—Numa Pompilius, second of the Kings of Rome, successor to Romulus
 - 670 BC—Mettius Fufetius, Latin king of Alba Longa
 
References
    
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