680s BC

Events 689 BC—King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon. 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. 680 BC—Esarhaddon succeeds Sennacherib as king of Assyria. Deaths 682 BC—Death of Zhou zhuang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.