740S BC

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Events and trends

Significant people

Events and trends

★ 747 BC — February 26 - Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.

★ 747 BC — Meles becomes king of Lydia.

★ 745 BC — The Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.

★ 743 BC — Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.

★ 740 BC — Tiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.

★ 740 BC — Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.

Significant people

★ Romulus and Remus