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- 728 BC - PiyePiye (whose name once was transliterated as Piankhi (died 716 BC) was a Kushite king who invaded Egypt in 728 BC, conquering Thebes and Memphis, and receiving the submission of the kings of the Nile Delta. He founded the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. invades EgyptAncient Egypt appeared as a unified state sometime around 3300 BC. It survived as an independent state until about 1300 BC. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much longer. Ongoing excavation in Egypt continu, conquering MemphisMemphis was the ancient capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt from its foundation until around 1300 BC. The ruins are 19 km (12 mi. south of Cairo on the West Bank of the Nile. The city was founded around 3100 BC by Menes of Tanis, who united the two kingdo and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile DeltaThe Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the River Nile spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 230 km of Medit. He founds the Twenty-fifth dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-fifth dynasty of Ancient Egypt originated in Kush at the city-state of Napata, from whence they invaded and took control of Egypt under Piye (spelled Pinakhi in older works). Manetho does not mention either the first king Piankhi, or the last k.
- 727 BC - BabyloniaBabylonia was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. Its capital was Babylon. The earliest mention of Babylon can be found in a tablet of the reign of Sargon of Akkad, dating back to the 23rd centur makes itself independent of Assyria
- 724 BC - The AssyriaThis article concerns the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom. For the modern-day peoples in northern Iraq and neighboring areas, see Assyrian. Assyria a country named after its original capital city, Asshur on the Tigris, was originally a colony of Babylonia, ans start a four-year siege of TyreTyre (native Phoenician ur Akkadian urru Hebrew or , Greek Tyros Arabic as-Sur is an ancient Phoenician city in Lebanon on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. Sidon was the oldest Pho
- 724 BC - The diaulos footrace introduced at the Olympics.
- 723 BC - Israel conquered by Assyria
- 723 BC - Spring and Autumn Period of China's history begins as King Zhou ping wang of the Zhou Dynasty reigns in name only.
- 720 BC - End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre
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