800s BC (decade)

This article concerns the period 809 BC – 800 BC.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC 9th century BC 8th century BC
Decades:	820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC
Years:	809 BC 808 BC 807 BC 806 BC 805 BC 804 BC 803 BC 802 BC 801 BC 800 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths

Events and trends

• 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.
• c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.
• c. 800 BC—Archaic period in Greece begins. (It ends in 480 BC with the invasion of Xerxes.)
• From c. 800 BC – The Upanishads are composed.
• c. 800 BC–700 BC—Pre-Etruscan period in Italy.
• Etruscan civilization.
• The Olmecs build pyramids.[1][2]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "The Olmecs".