664 BC explained

The year 664 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 90 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 664 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

• First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra.^[1]
• Tantamani succeeds his uncle Taharqa as king of Kush.
• Kushites invade Assyrian-controlled Egypt.
• The Assyrians under Ashurbanipal capture and sack Thebes, Egypt.
• Psamtik I succeeds Necho I as ruler of Lower Egypt.^[2]

Births

• Amon, king of Judah (approximate date)

Deaths

• Taharqa, king of Egypt
• Necho I, king of Egypt
• Duke Xuan of Qin, ruler of the state of Qin

Notes and References

1. E.J. Bickerman, Chronology of the Ancient World (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968), p. 198
2. Web site: Egypt in the Late Period (ca. 664–332 B.C.) - Essay - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.