Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC

Decades: 900s BC 890s BC 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC - 850s BC - 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC

Years: 859 BC 858 BC 857 BC 856 BC 855 BC 854 BC 853 BC 852 BC 851 BC 850 BC

Events and trends

• 858 BC - Aramu becomes king of Urartu.
• 858 BC - Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasipal II as king of Assyria.
• 854 BC - Shalmaneser III defeats a Syrian coalition (including king Ahab of Israel and Hadadezer) in the battle of Karkar (or 853 BC).
• 853 BC - Shalmaneser III defeats a Syrian coalition (including king Ahab of Israel and Hadadezer) in the battle of Karkar (or 854 BC).
• 850 BC - Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of Egypt.

Date unknown

• Nazarites and Rechabites establish early temperance movement.

Significant people

• Homer writes Iliad and Odyssey. (approximate date)

850s BC

Años 850 adC | K. a. 850ko hamarkada | Années -850 | Anni 850 a.C. | 850 pred Kr. | 850-luku eaa | MA 850. yıllar | 前850年代