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668 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. | | 668 BC | Neo-Assyrian Empire [sculpture] | The scenes of royal lion hunts decorating the palace of Ashurbanipal in Assyria show Assyrian art at its finest, as do other excellent works in bronze and ivory. Military scenes have declined in popularity as the subject of works of art. | | 668 BC | Neo-Assyrian Empire [thought and scholarship] | At Nineveh, Assyrian king Ashurbanipal begins to assemble the world's first great library. Consisting of thousands of catalogued tablets (over 20,000 still exist) accumulated from temple libraries throughout the Middle East, the collection includes medical treatises (including prescriptions and guides to the diagnosis and treatment of disease), tables of multiplication, lists of plants, astronomical and astrological tables, and a treatise on glassmaking. | | 668 BC | Neo-Assyrian Empire [administration] | Ashurbanipal succeeds to the Assyrian throne, the last great king of Assyria. He concludes a treaty with the Phoenician city of Tyre, and the Phoenician coastal cities acknowledge Assyrian sovereignty. |
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