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703 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. | | 703 BC–701 BC | Neo-Assyrian Empire [wars] | The Assyrian king Sennacherib reacts energetically to the revolt by vassal states and defeats Babylon, which supported the revolt. He then turns west into Palestine, defeating an Egyptian army and taking Lachish (a city to the south of Jerusalem) as well as ‘forty-six walled cities’. He records in stone the feats of his army at the siege of Lachish. |
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