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667 BC| c. 900 BC–c. 500 BC | Central America [everyday life] | La Venta becomes the major centre of the second phase of Olmec civilization in Mexico. The site of San Lorenzo is abandoned, possibly in a violent overthrow of the local elite, or possibly for religious reasons. La Venta is a ceremonial or elite centre, supported by a large agricultural population. It has a large main pyramid in addition to smaller ones. | | 667 BC | Neo-Assyrian Empire, Egypt [wars] | In his first Egyptian campaign, King Ashurbanipal of Assyria turns Pharaoh Taharqa out of Memphis, reappoints pro-Assyrian governors throughout the country, and then retires. Taharqa flees south to Nubia, where, in 664 BC, he dies. Assyria's puppet king in Egypt, Necho of Saïs, who had joined the rebels against Assyria, is temporarily taken away to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh as a captive. |
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