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• 739 BC - Hiram II becomes king 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
• 738 BC - King Tiglath-Pileser IIIstela from the walls of his palace ( British Museum, London) Tiglath-Pileser III or IV (or Tilgath-Pil-neser), was a prominent king of Assyria in the 8th century BC (ruled 744 727 BC). The name Tiglath-Pileser was a throne-name that is, one given to the k of 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, a invades IsraelThe Kingdom of Israel Malchut Yisrael in Hebrew), according to the Bible, was the nation formed around 1021BC from the descendants of Jacob, son of Isaac, who was given the name Israel meaning Struggles With God''. Following the death of King Solomon, c 9, forcing it to pay tribute
• 734 BC - Naxus in SicilySicily Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. 1 million inhabitants. Towns and Cities Sicily's principal cities include the regional capital Palermo, together with t founded as a colony of ChalcisChalcis the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the strait of the Euripus at its narrowest point. Sometimes it is spelled "Chalkis", which is more faithful to the original Greek spelling "Χαλκ". The reason why in EuboeaEuboea or Negropont is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. It is separated from the mainland of Greece by the Euboic Sea. In general outline it is long and narrow; it is about 90 miles long, and varies in breadth from 30 miles to 4. Its general d. (traditional date)
• 730 BC - Osorkon IV succeeds Sheshonq IV as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
• 730 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. succeeds his father Kashta as king of the Nubian kingdom of Napata
• 730 BC - Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre

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