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The 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Century BC

Based on the clues, can you guess these notable facts from the years 1000 BC–601 BC?
Many of these events are legendary or quasi-legendary. We report them uncritically, and urge you to visit Wikipedia to learn more about their historical accuracy.
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Answer
612 BC
Nineveh, the capital of this empire, is sacked by the Babylonians and others
Neo-Assyrian
660 BC
According to legend, Jimmu becomes the first emperor of this country. Today, we are on emperor #126.
Japan
667 BC
This city on the Golden Horn is founded by Greek colonists
Byzantium
c. 600s BC
These circular metal objects are invented in the kingdom of Lydia
Coins
753 BC
Romulus founds this city on the Tiber River
Rome
754 BC
Greek settlers found this city, the oldest in France
Marseille
763 BC
This type of celestial event is recorded in the Middle East, allowing modern historians to date other events during that period
Solar eclipse
771 BC
In this river basin, the Western Zhou dynasty ends and the Eastern Zhou begins
Yellow River
774 BC
This country is conquered by Nubians, who found the 25th dynasty
Egypt
776 BC
This sporting competition is held for the first time
Olympic games
c. 700s BC
This blind poet composes the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"
Homer
c. 800 BC
Lycurgus reforms the laws of this Greek city to emphasize equality, austerity, and military fitness
Sparta
814 BC
Queen Dido founds this city near modern-day Tunis
Carthage
831 BC
Pygmalion begins his 46 year reign as king of this Phoenician city in modern-day Lebanon
Tyre
c. 800s BC
The earliest of the Upanishads are written in this language
Sanskrit
c. 900s BC
Solomon starts the construction of this building in Jerusalem
First Temple
c. 970 BC
This king of Israel dies and is succeeded by his son Solomon
David
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19 Comments
barmanitan
+2
Level 84
Sep 2, 2023
I understand generally putting the unknown dates at the end of centuries, but surely we can assume Solomon started building the temple after he became king?
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Sep 3, 2023
970 he became king, 900 built the temple, it looks ok (now at least)
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Sep 3, 2023
900s with an s. Not 900.
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 83
Sep 5, 2023
Since it's BC, 970 would come before 900, so it works as is
DictatorTalia
+3
Level 96
Sep 3, 2023
Fun quiz! Just one small nitpick: the "G" in "Olympic Games" should be capitalized.
driehoek25
+1
Level 70
Nov 4, 2023
Could Tyrus be accepted for Tyre?
charchar711
+5
Level 67
Nov 4, 2023
It should be BCE not BC.
Quizmaster
+13
Level ∞
Nov 4, 2023
No. We're a trivia website that uses common terms and tries to resist academic purity spirals.
PineappleW
+2
Level 75
Jan 14, 2026
Surely "academic purity spiral" is an overly dramatic way to describe the issue.

Even though I don't think the minor benefit of B/CE warrants the major effort of an official switch, let's not overblow it.

Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Nov 6, 2023
Could you accept syzygy for eclipse? Every eclipse is a syzygy. (This is quite esoteric, but I feel like the same goes for the quiz.)
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 65
May 8, 2024
syzygy is a smashing word and should definitely be accepted
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Aug 31, 2024
Suzuki?
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Feb 14, 2024
I would like the circular metal object clue to be different. I was thinking of a more tangible functional object as opposed to something that was representational. I suppose many people got that answer but from the clue I did not.
kaderschaufel
+1
Level 72
May 7, 2024
Is the existence of King David confirmed by non-religious sources?
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Jul 31, 2024
No
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 6, 2024
See the caveat:

"Many of these events are legendary or quasi-legendary. We report them uncritically, and urge you to visit Wikipedia to learn more about their historical accuracy."

DukeOfLorraine
+3
Level 67
Jun 5, 2025
Given the lack of sources from the first centuries after the bronze age collapse, the bible is surprisingly one of the best sources available after filtering for supernatural elements (which were added for propaganda reason). Quite a lot of the geopolitics that happen have been confirmed.

There also may have been some distortion over time as the bible was only written during the exile at Babylon, it was kept as oral tradition before that, but oral tradition can be surprisingly reliable. In the Iliad and Odyssey there is some amazing attention to details that have been confirmed by modern means. So the most likely is, Kings David and Solomon existed and maybe had their traits exagerated to make more striking examples.

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 11, 2025
17/17
Bradology
+1
Level 72
Jan 15, 2026
Wikipedia states Marseille was founded circa 600 BC, not 754 BC.
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