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668 BC

Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon, becomes King of Babylon.

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669 BC

Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria.

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670 BC

the first Greek coins are minted by king Gyges of Lydia

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671 BC

Esarhaddon again invades Egypt, capturing Memphis as well as a number of the royal family.

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672 BC

Birth of Necho I (sometimes Nekau) the Prince or Governor of the Egyptian city of Sais. His rule as a local Saite king of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt lasted for 8 Years, according to Manetho. Egypt was reunified by his son, Psamtik I. Necho is primarily known from Assyrian documents but is now also attested in one contemporary Egyptian document from his reign. He was officially "installed" at Sais by Assurbanipal around 670 BC, but he already ruled Egypt as a local king prior to this event. According to historical records, Necho I was killed by an invading Kushite force in 664 BC under Tantamani for being an ally of Assyria. The Nubian invasion into the Egyptian Delta was subsequently repelled by the Assyrians who proceeded to advance south into Upper Egypt and sack Thebes.

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673 BC

Tullus Hostilius becomes the third King of Rome.

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674 BC

Esarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ashkelon supported by Taharqa, king of Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold the invaders off.

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675 BC

Esarhaddon begins the rebuilding of Babylon

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676 BC

Zhou Hui Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

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677 BC

Esarhaddon leads the Assyrian army against rebellious Arab tribes, advances as far as the Brook of Egypt.