704 BC - Sennacherib moves the capital of Assyira back to Nineveh
701 BC - King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by Egypt, revolts against king Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many Palestinian cities, but fails in his attempt to take Jerusalem
700 BC - The Scythians start settling in Cimmerian areas, slowly replacing the previous inhabitants.