Events and trends

• 845 BC—Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron
  Ariphron
  Ariphron was the name of several people from ancient Greek history:*Ariphron, the father of Xanthippus, and grandfather of Pericles, both prominent Athenian statesmen. He was a member of the Alcmaeonid family.*Ariphron, the brother of Pericles....
  
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• 842 BC—Shalmaneser III
  Shalmaneser III
  Shalmaneser III was king of Assyria , and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II....
  
   devastates the territory of Damascus
  Damascus
  Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
  
  ; Israel and the Phoenicia
  Phoenicia
  Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
  
  n cities send tribute.
• 841 BC—Exile of King Li
  King Li of Zhou
  King Li of Zhou was the tenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC ....
  
   of the Zhou Dynasty
  Zhou Dynasty
  The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
  
   of Ancient China, and the Gonghe Regency, began. Records of the Grand Historian
  Records of the Grand Historian
  The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
  
  (compiled by historian Sima Qian
  Sima Qian
  Sima Qian was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian , a "Jizhuanti"-style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to...
  
   by 91 BC
  91 BC
  Year 91 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Caesar...
  
  ) regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of Chinese history.