Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC

Decades: 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC - 740s BC - 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC

Events and trends

• February 26, 747 BC - Nabonassar becomes king of Assyria.
• 747 BC - Meles becomes king of Lydia.
• 745 BC - The Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.
• 743 BC - Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
• 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

740s BC

740'erne f.Kr. | Años 740 adC | K. a. 740ko hamarkada | Années -740 | Anni 740 a.C. | 740-е до н. э. | 740 pred Kr. | 740-luku eaa | MA 740. yıllar | 前740年代