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{{Short description|Decade}}
This article concerns the period '''749 BC – 740 BC'''.
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==Events and trends==
* 748 BC—Anticles of [[Messenia (ancient region)|Messenia]] wins the stadion race at the eighth [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]].
* [[747 BC]]—February 26 – [[Nabonassar]] becomes king of [[Babylonia|Babylon]].
* [[747 BC]]—[[Meles of Lydia|Meles]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].
* [[747 BC]]—The [[Lusatian culture]] city at [[Biskupin]] is founded.
* [[746 BC]]—[[Founding of Rome]] according to [[Ab urbe condita (Livy)|Livy's ''ab urbe condita'']]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=R. W. |last2=Kulikowski |first2=Michael |chapter=Appendix 8: Livy’s Foundation Date  |title=Mosaics of Time, The Latin Chronicle Traditions from the First Century BC to the Sixth Century AD: Volume I, A Historical Introduction to the Chronicle Genre from its Origins to the High Middle Ages |date=January 2013 |publisher=Brepols Publishers |isbn=978-2-503-53140-3 |url=https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.4.00161 |pages=354–355 |doi=10.1484/M.SEM-EB.4.00161 }}</ref>
* [[746 BC]]—A revolt in [[Kalhu]] brings [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] to the throne of the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Radner |first1=Karen |title=Revolt and Resistance in the Ancient Classical World and the Near East |date=1 January 2016 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-33018-4 |pages=39–54 |url=https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004330184/B9789004330184_004.xml |language=en |chapter=3 Revolts in the Assyrian Empire: Succession Wars, Rebellions Against a False King and Independence Movements}}</ref>
* [[746 BC]]—End of the reign of [[Zechariah of Israel]] (746-745 BC).
* [[746 BC]]—Suggested start of the reign of [[Menahem|Menahem Ben Gadi]] of [[Israel]].
* c. [[744 BC]]—[[Piye]] starts to rule in parts of Ancient Egypt.
* [[745 BC]]—The crown of [[Assyria]] seized by [[Tiglath-Pileser III|Pul]], who takes the name [[Tiglath-Pileser III]].
* [[745 BC]]—Legendary death of [[Titus Tatius]] [[Rome|Roman]] King ([[Diarchy]] with [[Romulus]] ).
* 744 BC—Xenocles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the ninth Olympic Games.
* [[743 BC]]—[[Duke Zhuang of Zheng|Duke Zhuang]] of the [[China|Chinese]] state of [[Zheng (state)|Zheng]] comes to power.
* [[743 BC]]—Beginning of the [[First Messenian War]].
* [[740 BC]]—[[Tiglath-Pileser III]] conquers the city of [[Arpad (Syria)|Arpad]] in [[Syria]] after two years of siege.
* [[740 BC]]—Start of [[Ahaz]]'s reign of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]].
* [[740 BC]]—Dotades of Messenia wins the stadion race at the tenth Olympic Games.

==Deaths==
* 746 BC–[[Jeroboam II]], thirteenth king of the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]]
* 746 BC–[[Marquis Wen of Jin]], eleventh ruler of the [[Jin_(Chinese_state)|Chinese state of Jin]]
* 745 BC–Suggested date for the death of King [[Shallum of Israel|Shallum]] of the ancient [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]]

==References==
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