List of state leaders in 780s BC
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790s BC state leaders - Events of 780s BC
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780s BC
-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
- 770s BC state leaders - State leaders by year
Africa
- EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
- (Twenty-second DynastyTwenty-second dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...
)- Shoshenq IVShoshenq IVHedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq IV ruled Egypt's 22nd Dynasty between the reigns of Shoshenq III and Pami. This Pharaoh's existence was first argued by David Rohl but the British Egyptologist Aidan Dodson settled the issue in a seminal GM 137 article. Dodson's arguments here for the existence of a...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (798 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 785 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - PamiPamiUsermaatre Setepenre Pami was an Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 7 years. He was a member of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt of Meshwesh Libyans who had been living in the country since the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt when their ancestors infiltrated into the Egyptian Delta from Libya...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (785 BC - 778770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Shoshenq IV
- (Twenty-third DynastyTwenty-third dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-third Dynasty of ancient Egypt was a separate regime of Meshwesh Libyan kings, who ruled ancient Egypt. This dynasty is often considered part of the Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...
in Thebes)- Osorkon IIIOsorkon IIIUsermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon III Si-Ese was Pharaoh of Egypt in the 8th Century BC. He is the same person as the Crown Prince and High Priest of Amun Osorkon B, son of Takelot II by his Great Royal Wife Karomama II. Prince Osorkon B is best attested by his Chronicle—which consists of a series of...
(795 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 767 BC760s BC-Events and trends:* 763 BC—June 15—A solar eclipse at this date is used to fix the chronology of the Ancient Near East. However, it requires Nisan 1 to fall on March 20, 763 BC, which was 8 to 9 days before the vernal equinox and Babylonians never started their calendar year before the spring...
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- Osorkon III
Asia
- China (Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe 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...
)- XuanKing Xuan of ZhouKing Xuan of Zhou was the eleventh sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 827-782 BC or 827/25-782 BC.He worked to restore royal authority after the Gong He interregnum. He fought the 'Western Barbarians' and another group on the Huai River to the southeast. In...
, King of China (828 BC820s BC-Events and trends:* 828 BC/827 BC —King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe regency.* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies...
- 782 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - YouKing You of ZhouKing You of Zhou was the twelfth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty. He reigned from 781 to 771 BCE.In 780 BCE, a major earthquake hit Guanzhong...
, King of China (781 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
- 771 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Xuan
- GojoseonGojoseonGojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom. Go , meaning "ancient," distinguishes it from the later Joseon Dynasty; Joseon, as it is called in contemporaneous writings, is also romanized as Chosŏn....
(KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
) (legendary)- Seongdeok King of Gojoseon (793 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 778 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Seongdeok King of Gojoseon (793 BC
- India (legendary)
- Pradyota, King of MagadhaLegendary Kings of MagadhaThe Magadha empire was established very likely by semi-mythical king Jarasandha who was, as it stated in the Puranas, a son of Brihadratha, one of the descendants of eponymical Puru. Jarasandha appears in the Mahabharatha as the "Magadhan Emperor who rules all India" and meets with an unceremonious...
(799 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 776 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Pradyota, King of Magadha
- LydiaLydiaLydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian....
- Ardys IArdys IArdys I was the twenty-second king of Lydia, and the nineteenth king of the Heraclid dynasty; see List of Kings of Lydia. He was succeeded by his son, Alyattes I, according to Herodotus....
, King of Lydia (795 BC – 759 BC750s BC-Events and trends:* 756 BC—Founding of Cyzicus.* 754 BC—Latins move into Italy* 755 BC—Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria* 755 BC—Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon....
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- Ardys I
Europe
- AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
- Agamestor, Archon of AthensArchon of AthensThis is a list of the eponymous archons of Athens.-Background:The archon was the chief magistrate in many Greek cities, but in Athens there was a council of archons which comprised a form of executive government...
(797 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 778 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Agamestor, Archon of Athens
- Ireland (legendary)
- Ailill FinnAilill FinnAilill Finn, son of Art mac Lugdach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. In the Lebor Gabála Érenn, he succeeds to the throne when his father is killed by Fíachu Tolgrach and his son Dui Ladrach. He rules for nine years. Two years into his...
, High King of Ireland (796 BC - 785 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - Eochu mac Ailella, High King of Ireland (785 BC - 778 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Ailill Finn
- Macedonia
- Karanus, King of Macedonia (808 BC800s BC-Events and trends:* 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.* 804 BC—Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.* c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.* From c. 800 BC – The Upanishads are composed.* c. 800 BC–700 BC—Pre-Etruscan period in Italy....
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- Karanus, King of Macedonia (808 BC
- SpartaSpartaSparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
(Agiad Dyanasty)- Agesilaus IAgesilaus IAgesilaus I , son of Doryssus, was the sixth king of the Agiad line at Sparta, excluding Aristodemus. According to Apollodorus, reigned forty-four years, and died in 886 BC. Pausanias makes his reign a short one, but contemporary with the legislation of Lycurgus. He was succeeded by his son...
, King of SpartaKings of SpartaSparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual among Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it had two kings simultaneously, coming from two separate lines...
(c. 820 BC820s BC-Events and trends:* 828 BC/827 BC —King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe regency.* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies...
- c. 790 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
) - Archilaus, King of Sparta (c. 790 BC - c. 760 BC750s BC-Events and trends:* 756 BC—Founding of Cyzicus.* 754 BC—Latins move into Italy* 755 BC—Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria* 755 BC—Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon....
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- Agesilaus I
- Alba LongaAlba LongaAlba Longa – in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga – was an ancient city of Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome in the Alban Hills. Founder and head of the Latin League, it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. In legend, Romulus and Remus, founders of...
- AmuliusAmuliusIn Roman mythology, Amulius was the brother of Numitor and son of Procas. He was the hostile uncle of Romulus and Remus' mother.-Myth:His brother, Numitor, was the King of Alba Longa. Amulius overthrew him and took the throne. Amulius forced Rhea Silvia, Numitor's daughter, to become a Vestal...
, King of Alba LongaLatin kings of Alba LongaThe Latin kings of Alba Longa, also referred to as the Latin kings of Rome or Alban kings of Rome, are a series of legendary kings of Latium ruling mainly from Alba Longa. In the mythic tradition of the founding of Rome, they fill the 400-year gap between the settlement of Aeneas in Italy and the...
(796 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 754 BC750s BC-Events and trends:* 756 BC—Founding of Cyzicus.* 754 BC—Latins move into Italy* 755 BC—Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria* 755 BC—Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon....
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- Amulius
Middle East
- AssyriaAssyriaAssyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
- Adad-nirari IIIAdad-nirari IIIAdad-nirari III was King of Assyria from 811 to 783 BC. He was the son and successor of Shamshi-Adad V, and was apparently quite young at the time of his accession, because for the first five years of his reign his mother Shammuramat acted as regent, which may have given rise to the legend of...
, King of AssyriaKings of AssyriaThe list of Assyrian kings is compiled from the Assyrian King List, an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia with information added from recent archaeological findings. The Assyrian King List includes regnal lengths that appear to have been based on now lost limmu lists...
(811 BC810s BC-Events and trends:* 817 BC—Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.* 811 BC—Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria....
- 783 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - Shalmaneser IVShalmaneser IVShalmaneser IV was king of Assyria . He succeeded his father Adad-nirari III, and was succeeded by his brother Ashur-dan III. Very little information about his reign has survived....
, King of Assyria (783 BC – 773 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Adad-nirari III
- BabylonBabylonBabylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
(Ninth Dynasty)- Ninurta-apla-X, King of Babylon (800 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
– 790 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - Marduk-bel-zeri, King of Babylon (ca. 790 BC – 780 BC770s BC-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....
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- Ninurta-apla-X, King of Babylon (800 BC
- Kingdom of Israel
- JehoashJehoash of IsraelJehoash , whose name means “Yahweh has given,” was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the son of Jehoahaz. He was the 12th king of Israel and reigned for 16 years. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 801 BC – 786 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 798 BC – 782 BC...
, King of Israel (801 BC800s BC-Events and trends:* 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.* 804 BC—Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.* c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.* From c. 800 BC – The Upanishads are composed.* c. 800 BC–700 BC—Pre-Etruscan period in Italy....
- 786 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) (According to AlbrightWilliam F. AlbrightWilliam Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist and expert on ceramics. From the early twentieth century until his death, he was the dean of biblical archaeologists and the universally acknowledged founder of the Biblical archaeology movement...
) - Jeroboam IIJeroboam IIJeroboam II was the son and successor of Jehoash, , and the fourteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years according to 2 Kings . His reign was contemporary with those of Amaziah and Uzziah , kings of Judah...
, King of Israel (786 BC- 746 BC740s BC-Events and trends:* 747 BC—February 26 – Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.* 747 BC—Meles becomes king of Lydia.* c. 747 BC—Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ends. Late Period of ancient Egypt starts. Nubian period starts in Ancient Egypt.* c...
) (According to AlbrightWilliam F. AlbrightWilliam Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist and expert on ceramics. From the early twentieth century until his death, he was the dean of biblical archaeologists and the universally acknowledged founder of the Biblical archaeology movement...
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- Jehoash
- Kingdom of JudahKingdom of JudahThe Kingdom of Judah was a Jewish state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel....
- AmaziahAmaziah of JudahAmaziah of Judah, Amasias , pronounced , and Amatzyah was the king of Judah, the son and successor of Joash. His mother was Jehoaddan and his son was Uzziah . He took the throne at the age of 25...
, King of Judah (800 BC790s BCThe 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....
- 783 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - UzziahUzziah of JudahUzziah , also known as Azariah , was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons, whom the people appointed to replace his father...
, King of Judah (783 BC - 742 BC740s BC-Events and trends:* 747 BC—February 26 – Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.* 747 BC—Meles becomes king of Lydia.* c. 747 BC—Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ends. Late Period of ancient Egypt starts. Nubian period starts in Ancient Egypt.* c...
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- Amaziah
- Tyre, Phoenecia
- PygmalionPygmalion of TyrePygmalion was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BC and a son of King Mattan I .During Pygmalion's reign, Tyre seems to have shifted the heart of its trading empire from the Middle East to the Mediterranean, as can be judged from the building of new colonies including Kition on Cyprus, Sardinia , and,...
, King of Tyre (831 BC830s BC-Events and trends:* 836 BC—Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni.* 836 BC—Civil war breaks out in Egypt....
- 785 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
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- Pygmalion
- UrartuUrartuUrartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
- MenuaMenuas of UrartuMenua was the fifth known king of Urartu, an ancient country in the Eastern Anatolia, from circa 810 BC to approximately 786 BC.A younger son of the preceding Urartuan King, Ishpuini, Menua was adopted as co-ruler by his father in the last years of his reign...
, King of Urartu (810 BC800s BC-Events and trends:* 804 BC—Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.* 804 BC—Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.* c. 800 BC—Greek Dark Ages end.* From c. 800 BC – The Upanishads are composed.* c. 800 BC–700 BC—Pre-Etruscan period in Italy....
- 785 BC780s BC-Events and trends:* 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.* 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan....
) - Argishtis IArgishtis I of UrartuArgishti I was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan....
(Argishtish I), King of Urartu (785 BC -753 BC750s BC-Events and trends:* 756 BC—Founding of Cyzicus.* 754 BC—Latins move into Italy* 755 BC—Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria* 755 BC—Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon....
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- Menua