Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC

Decades: 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC

Events and trends

• 669 BC - Assurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria.
• 668 BC - Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon, becomes King of Babylon.
• 668 BC - Egypt revolts against Assyria.
• 668 BC - Estimation: Nineveh, capital of Assyria becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Thebes in Egypt.^*
• 667 BC - Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. (traditional date)
• 667 BC - Assyrians conquer the Egyptian Empire
• 664 BC - First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra.
• 664 BC - Assurbanipal captures and sacks Thebes, Egypt.
• 664 BC - Psammetichus I succeeds Necho I as king of Lower Egypt.
• 664 BC - Taharqa appoints his nephew Tantamani as his successor of Upper Egypt.
• February 11, 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
• 660 BC - First known use of the demotic script.
• 660 BC - Psammetichus I drives the Assyrians out of Egypt.

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.

660s BC

660'erne f.Kr. | Años 660 adC | K. a. 660ko hamarkada | Années -660 | Anni 660 a.C. | 660-е до н. э. | 660s BC | 660 pred Kr. | 660-luku eaa | MA 660. yıllar | 前660年代