Events and trends

• 669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria.
• 668 BC: Ashurbanipal starts to rule.
• 668 BC: Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon, becomes King of Babylon.
• 668 BC: Egypt revolts against Assyria.
• 668 BC: Nineveh, capital of Assyria becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Thebes in Egypt (estimation).http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm
• 667 BC: Traditional date of the founding of Byzantium by Megaran colonists under Byzas.
• 667 BC: Assyrians conquer the Egyptian Empire.
• 664 BC: First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra.
• 664 BC: Ashurbanipal captures and sacks Thebes, Egypt.
• 664 BC: Psamtik I succeeds Necho I as king of Lower Egypt.
• 664 BC: Taharqa appoints his nephew Tantamani as his successor of Upper Egypt.
• 664 BC: Nubian period ends in Ancient Egypt.
• 663 BC: Ashurbanipal conquered Ancient Egypt.
• 660 BC: Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu on 11 February.
• 660 BC: First known use of the Demotic script.
• 660 BC: Psamtik I drives the Assyrians out of Egypt.
• 660 BC: Mythical founding of the Japanese royal family.

Significant people

• 668 BC: Death of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria; the beginning of Ashurbanipal's reign
• 664 BC: Death of Necho I, king of Egypt
• 663 BC: Death of Taharqa, king of Egypt
• 660 BC: Reign of Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan, begins.

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