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705 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. | | 705 BC | Greece [philosophy] | The poet and farmer Hesiod of Boeotia, Greece, writes his Works and Days, a compilation of practical and ethical advice based on rural life, which is also the first recorded instructional book on agricultural practice, and his Theogony, which gives an account of the origin of the world and the birth of the Greek gods. He and Homer are said to have ‘given the Greeks their gods’. | | 705 BC | Neo-Assyrian Empire [administration] | Sennacherib succeeds to the Assyrian throne. Assyria's vassal states and external enemies take the opportunity to stage a general revolt led by the king of Babylon and supported by the pharaoh of Egypt. King Hezekiah of Israel agrees to join the revolt (against the advice of the prophet Isaiah), hoping for Egyptian support. |
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