810s BC

This article concerns the period 819 BC – 810 BC.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC 9th century BC 8th century BC
Decades:	830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC
Years:	819 BC 818 BC 817 BC 816 BC 815 BC 814 BC 813 BC 812 BC 811 BC 810 BC
Categories:	Deaths

Events and trends

• 817 BC—Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.
• 814 BC—Carthage is founded by Phoenician colonists from modern-day Lebanon, led by queen Dido. The city developed into a maritime power that dominated the Mediterranean Sea.
• 811 BC—Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria.

Significant people

• Homer, semi-mythological Greek writer, born (approximate date).