800s BC (decade)

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC; 9th century BC; 8th century BC;
Decades:	820s BC; 810s BC; 800s BC; 790s BC; 780s BC;
Years:	809 BC; 808 BC; 807 BC; 806 BC; 805 BC; 804 BC; 803 BC; 802 BC; 801 BC; 800 BC;
Categories:	Births; Deaths;

This article concerns the period 809 BC – 800 BC.

Events and trends

804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.
804 BC—Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.
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.^[1]^[2]

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Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC 9th century BC 8th century BC
Decades:	820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC
Years:	809 BC 808 BC 807 BC 806 BC 805 BC 804 BC 803 BC 802 BC 801 BC 800 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths