0000's The 9th Century BCE 800s BC

890s -
Plutarch's Legendary Lycurgus 892 Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
891 Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria.

880s 

884 Ashurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti-Ninurta II as king of Assyria.

870s -
879: Samaria (formerly Sichem) rebuilt as capital of Israel.

860s -
King Ahab marries Jezebel, the Phonecian Princess of Tyre

850s 

853: Battle of Qarqar. Ahab of Israel, Ben Hadad of Damascus, and Irkhuleni of Hamath lead an allied army to halt Shalmaneser III's advance; supported by Egypt and Jehoshaphat of Judah

840s
842: Jehu, an Israelite soldier, leads a rebellion against Ahab's son Jehoram, founding a new dynasty in Israel

830s

820s

c. 820 Lycurgus' Constitution of Sparta

810s
814: The Phoenicians found Carthage
810: Sammuramat (the Semiramis of legend) rules Assyria as regent for her son Adad-Nirari III.

800s

1st Millineum BC 800s BC   Sources: Facts on File , Readers Digest