Through the Eras

Chronology of World Eventscapital at Nimrud on the east bank of theTigris River. Assyrian artists create theLion Hunt relief which depicts archers ina horse-drawn chariot.875–854 King Ahab of Israel, the son of Omri, restoresalliances with Judah and other localrivals. His forces defeat an Assyrian incursionat Karkar, but he dies the followingyear fighting Damascus.873–849 Jehoshaphat succeeds his father, Asa, asking of Judah. Allied with Israel, histroops fight against the Syrians.858–824 King Shalmaneser III of Assyria rulesMesopotamia. His troops conquer theHittites and Damascus, fight against theforces of Israel at Karkar, and defeat theopposition at Tyre and Sidon.854–853 Ahab’s son, Ahaziah, serves as king of Israel.His troops are unable to defeat a revoltin Moab.853–842 Jehoram (or Jeram), another of Ahab’ssons, succeeds Ahaziah as king of Israel.With Judean aid his troops defeat theMoabite opposition.842 Ahaziah, son of Jeram, becomes king ofJudah. Jehu, an army commander, killsJehoram and takes the throne of Israel.He also kills Ahaziah and destroys theroyal family, making Athaliah the queenof Judah. Jehu wages war against Damascusbut is subservient to the Assyrians andtries to eliminate all followers of the godBaal.838–712 The Egyptian Twenty-third Dynasty includesrival rulers in Thebes and in thenorth of Egypt.836–797 Joash leads a revolt against Athaliah; heascends the throne after her assassination.823–811 Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad V rules inMesopotamia. He wages war againstUrartu, an emerging Armenian civilization.815–799 Jehoahas succeeds his father, Jehu, as kingof Israel.810–783 Adad-Nirari III of Assyria serves as king ofMesopotamia. His troops will fight againstthe peoples to the west of his empire.800 The Urartu in Anatolia are defeated by theAssyrians. The Olmec city of La Venta isestablished, becoming the most importantcenter of Mesoamerican culture in CentralAmerica for almost four hundred years.799–784 Jehoash succeeds his father, Jehoahas, asking of Israel.797–769 Jehoash’s son, Amaziah, serves as kingof Judah. He defeats the Edomites, whooccupy the hilly lands south of the DeadSea in modern Jordan in 798 B.C.E. TheIsraelites capture and assassinate him.784–744 Jeroboam II succeeds Jehoash as king ofIsrael. He restores the traditional bordersof Israel and captures Damascus.776 The earliest known recorded observationof a solar eclipse is documented by theChinese.769–741 Azariah, son of Amaziah, enjoys a prosperousreign as king of Judah. His troopsdefeat the Philistines. Despite his militarysuccess, the Hebrew prophets Amos andHosea warn of an eventual downfall dueto corruption.Greek colonists expand into Italy andSicily.760–747 King Kashta of Kush, one in a line ofhereditary Egyptianized Nubian rulers,conquers and rules Upper Egypt. Hefounds the Twenty-fifth Dynasty thatwill rule Egypt until 664 B.C.E. His rulemarks the beginning of nearly continuousforeign rule in Egypt until 1952 C.E.753 Rome is founded by Romulus, leading tothe development of a monarchy in Italy.The first king and religious leader traditionallyis Numa Pompilius who ascendsthe throne in 715 B.C.E.750 A Neo-Hittite state emerges in Anatolia.750–550 The Archaic Period occurs in Greece.Greeks colonize Sicily, Italy, and the Ioniancoast.xxiiArts and Humanities Through the Eras: Ancient Egypt (2675 B.C.E.–332 B.C.E.)