Events and trends

• 747 BC February 26 Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.
• 747 BC Meles becomes king of Lydia.
• c. 747 BC Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ends. Late Period of ancient Egypt starts. Nubian period starts in Ancient Egypt.
• c. 747 BC Piye starts to rule in Ancient Egypt.
• 745 BC The Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.
• 745 BC Legendary death of Titus Tatius Roman King (Diarchy with con Romulus ).
• 743 BC Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
• 743 BC Beginning of the First Messenian War.
• 740 BC Tiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.
• 740 BC Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.

Significant people

• Romulus and Remus

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