Atlas of Battles

century, 16 engagements

Battles of the 8th century BC

16 engagements of the 8th century BC are placed in the atlas: 11 battles and 5 sieges across 8 present-day countries, most in Israel (4), Italy (3), Iraq (3). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Roman-Etruscan Wars (1).

Battle of Mount IthomeBattle of QarqarBattle of KummuhBattle of Mount WaushBattle of KishSiege of GazaBattle of DerSiege of ArpadAssyrian siege of JerusalemSiege of LachishSiege of AzekahBattle of FidenaeBattle of AltaquBattle of CameriaBattle of FidenaeBattle of BabylonAssyrian siege of JerusalemSiege of LachishSiege of AzekahBattle of AltaquBattle of CameriaBattle of BabylonBaghdadAthensAnkaraAleppoDamascusNaplesTripoliKuwait CityBucharestTunis1000 km36.790N, 29.506E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

743 BC: 1 engagements742 BC: 1 engagements741 BC: 1 engagements731 BC: 1 engagements726 BC: 1 engagements720 BC: 3 engagements714 BC: 1 engagements710 BC: 1 engagements703 BC: 1 engagements701 BC: 5 engagements5 in 701 BC743 BC701 BC
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 1 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

DateEngagementPlaceWar
701 BCAssyrian siege of JerusalemJerusalemSennacherib's campaign in the Levant
701 BCSiege of LachishLachishSennacherib
701 BCSiege of AzekahAzekahSennacherib
741 BCBattle of FidenaeFidenaeQ2186
701 BCBattle of AltaquQ2917216
731 BCBattle of CameriaQ2186
701 BCBattle of FidenaeFidenaeRoman-Etruscan Wars
710 BCBattle of BabylonBabylon
726 BCBattle of Mount IthomeIthome
720 BCBattle of Qarqar
742 BCBattle of Kummuh
714 BCBattle of Mount WaushQ3142923
703 BCBattle of Kish
720 BCSiege of GazaGaza City
720 BCBattle of Der
743 BCSiege of ArpadArpadQ3142923

The 16 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.