One hundred years, from 900 BC to 801 BC
The9th century BC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC. It was a period of great change for several civilizations. InAfrica ,Carthage is founded by thePhoenicians . InEgypt , a severe flood covers the floor ofLuxor temple, and years later, a civil war starts.
It is the beginning of theIron Age inCentral Europe , with the spread of theProto-Celtic Hallstatt culture , and theProto-Celtic language .
The majorOlmec site ofSan Lorenzo Tenochtitlán inMesoamerica declined in importance, after having been active since15th century BC .
KingJehu of theKingdom of Israel bows beforeShalmaneser III ofAssyria . Inventions, discoveries, introductions[ edit ] In works of fiction [ edit ] InHighlander , the immortal Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez (Sean Connery ) was born in Egypt in 896 BC. InTrue Blood , the vampire known as Russell Edgington was born around 850 BC, and was turned about 800 BC. See:List of sovereign states in the 9th century BC .
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