680s BC

This article concerns the period 689 BC – 680 BC.

Events and trends

 * 689 BC—King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon.
 * 688 BC—Icarius of Hyperesia wins the stadion race at the 23rd Olympic Games.
 * 685 BC—Chalcedon became a Greek colony.
 * 684 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Duke Zhuang, ruler of the Chinese state of Lu, defeats Duke Huan of Qi in the Battle of Changshao.
 * 684 BC—Cleoptolemus of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 24th Olympic Games.
 * 680 BC—Esarhaddon succeeds Sennacherib as king of Assyria.
 * 680 BC—Thalpis of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 25th Olympic Games.

Deaths

 * 682 BC—Death of Zhou zhuang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.