800s BC (decade)

This article concerns the period 809 BC – 800 BC.

Events and trends

 * 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.
 * c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.
 * c. 800 BC—Archaic period in Greece begins. (It ends in 480 BC with the invasion of Xerxes.)
 * From c. 800 BC – The Upanishads are composed.
 * c. 800 BC–700 BC—Pre-Etruscan period in Italy.
 * Etruscan civilization.
 * The Olmecs build pyramids.