860s BC

This article concerns the period 869 BC – 860 BC.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC 9th century BC 8th century BC
Decades:	880s BC 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC
Years:	869 BC 868 BC 867 BC 866 BC 865 BC 864 BC 863 BC 862 BC 861 BC 860 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths

Events and trends

• 865 BC—Kar Kalmaneser (also known as Tell Ahmar and Til Barsib), an independent Neo-Hittite kingdom located in current Syria on the banks of the Euphrates River, is conquered by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.
• 864 BC—Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years (beginning 892 BC), and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.
• 860 BC—The kingdom of Urartu is unified.

Significant people

• Joash, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).
• Shoshenq III, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).