Editing 730s BC (section)

==Events and trends==
* [[739 BC]]—[[Hiram II]] succeeds [[Ithobaal II]] as king of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]].
* [[738 BC]]—King [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] of [[Assyria]] invades [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Israel]], forcing it to pay tribute.
* 738 BC—The [[Biskupin]] settlement northeast of [[Poznań]] ([[Poland]]) is built.
* [[737 BC|737]] and [[736 BC]]—King [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] of [[Assyria]] invades [[Iran]], conquering the [[Medes]] and [[Persian people|Persians]] and slaughtering, enslaving or deporting many.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ancient Iraq|url=https://archive.org/details/ancientiraq00roux|url-access=registration|first=Georges|last=Roux}}</ref>
* 736 BC—Leochares of [[Messenia (ancient region)|Messenia]] wins the stadion race at the eleventh [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]].
* [[735 BC]]—[[Naxos (Sicily)|Naxos]] in [[Sicily]] founded as a [[colony]] of [[Chalcis]] in [[Euboea]]. (traditional date)
* [[734 BC]]—[[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] founded in [[Sicily]] as a joint colony of [[Corinth]] and [[Tenea]], under the leadership of [[Archias of Corinth]].
* [[733 BC]]—King [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] of [[Assyria]] conquers the Northern [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)]], and exiles its inhabitants.
* [[732 BC]]—King [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] of [[Assyria]] seizes [[Damascus]], executes [[Rezin]], King of the [[Arameans]], and deports the Aramaean inhabitants to [[Kir of Moab]].<ref>''[[2 Kings]]'' 16:9.</ref> (probable date)
* 732 BC—King [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] of [[Assyria]] defeats the Arab queen [[Samsi]] in battle and forces her to pay tribute to him.
* 732 BC—[[Hoshea]] becomes the last [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|king of Israel]].
* 732 BC—[[Oxythemis of Coroneia|Oxythemis of Cleonae/Coroneia]] wins the stadion race at the twelfth Olympic Games.
* [[730 BC]]—Northern [[Egypt]] ceases to be ruled by [[Libya]]n [[pharaohs]].
* 730 BC—[[Osorkon IV]] succeeds [[Pedubast II]] as king of the [[Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt]]. (approximate date)
* 730 BC—[[Piye]] succeeds his father, [[Kashta]], as king of the [[Nubia]]n kingdom of [[Napata]].
* 730 BC—[[Mattan II]] succeeds [[Hiram II]] as king of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]].
* 730 BC—[[Leontini]] in Sicily is founded by colonists from [[Naxos (Sicily)|Naxos]].