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8th century

2007 Concise Encyclopedia. Related subjects: General history

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century
Decades: 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s 750s 760s 770s 780s 790s

The 8th century is the period from 701 - 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.

Events

Borobudur from a distance
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Borobudur from a distance
  • Most of the Iberian peninsula is conquered by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost eight centuries of Muslim presence there.
  • Sometime this century, Beowulf is probably composed.
  • The Pictish peoples of Scotland design the first European triangular harp
  • Borobodur, the famous Indonesian Buddhist structure, begins construction, probably as a non-Buddhist shrine.
  • Buddhist Jataka stories are translated into Syriac and Arabic as Kalilag and Damnag.
  • An account of Buddha's life is translated into Greek by Saint John of Damascus, and widely circulated to Christians as the story of Barlaam and Josaphat.
  • The Nara period begins in Japan.
  • The Moravian principality and the Principality of Nitra arise in central Europe (see Great Moravia)
  • Many Volga Bulgarians convert to Islam.
  • The very first Viking raid is carried out on the abbey of Lindisfarne in northern England in 793.
  • Kanem-Bornu arises north of Lake Chad.
  • Height of the Classic period in pre-Columbian Maya civilization history.

Significant persons

  • Charles Martel, Frankish leader until 741 (Battle of Tours, 732)
  • Pippin the Younger, king of the Franks until 768
  • Charlemagne, king of the Franks from 771 to 814
  • Alcuin, English monk, scholar, and teacher; Charlemagne's advisor in educational affairs
  • The Venerable Bede, English scholar
  • Harun al-Rashid, fifth Abbasid Caliph
  • Li Po, Chinese poet
  • Du Fu, Chinese poet
  • Dae Jo Yeong, founder of ancient Manchuria state, Balhae

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • heavy plow in use in the Rhine valley
  • horsecollar in use in Northern Europe in 8th or 9th century - perhaps introduced from Asia
  • papermaking introduced from China to Arabs
  • beginning of the decline of the Classical Maya civilization
  • ca. 770: iron horseshoes come into common use
  • Pattadakal, Chalukya Architecture

Decades and years

690s 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699
700s 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709
710s 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719
720s 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729
730s 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739
740s 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749
750s 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759
760s 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769
770s 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779
780s 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789
790s 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799
800s 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809
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Selected Articles
Samye Monastery, built in 8th century.Destroyed by the Chinese, rebuilt in 1987. (PAR163880)
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January 1, 1998; Magnum Photos

Samye Monastery, built in 8th century.Destroyed by the Chinese, rebuilt in 1987. (PAR163881)
...1998 Samye Monastery, built in 8th century.Destroyed by the Chinese, rebuilt...tibet. samye monastery, built in 8th century.destroyed by the chinese, rebuilt in 1987. samye monastery, built in 8th century.destroyed by the chinese, rebuilt...
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DOES POLLEN ANALYSIS SAY THE SHROUD OF TURIN IS PRE-8TH CENTURY?(Brief Article)
...origin to Jerusalem before the 8th Century. This latest study gives a boost...Cathedral of Oviedo in Spain since the 8th century, Danin said that the matchup of...the shroud originated before the 8th Century. But one of the world's leading...
June 22, 1999; Skeptic (Altadena, CA)

Does pollen analysis say the Shroud of Turin is pre-8th century?
...origin to Jerusalem before the 8th Century. This latest study gives a boost...Cathedral of Oviedo in Spain since the 8th century, Danin said that the matchup of...the shroud originated before the 8th Century." But one of the worlds leading...
January 1, 1999; Skeptic

Archaeologists unearth 8th century church in Syria
Archaeologists in central Syria have unearthed the remnants of an 8th century church, an antiquities official said Thursday. A Syrian-Poli...This version CORRECTS RECASTS to TIGHTEN and RAISE 8th century reference; corrects that church is believed to be largest...
November 13, 2008; AP Online

Official: 8th century church discovered in Syria
Archaeologists in central Syria have unearthed the remnants of an 8th century church, an antiquities official said Thursday. A Syrian-Poli...This version CORRECTS RECASTS to TIGHTEN and RAISE 8th century reference; corrects that church is believed to be largest...
November 13, 2008; AP Online

Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo. It was originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge. (SCF11188)
...originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge...mausoleum (2nd century ad). between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by popes as a fortified refuge...
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Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo. It was originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge. (SCF11204)
...originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge...mausoleum (2nd century ad). between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by popes as a fortified refuge...
January 1, 2000; Magnum Photos

Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo. It was originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge. (SCF11207)
...originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge...mausoleum (2nd century ad). between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by popes as a fortified refuge...
January 1, 2000; Magnum Photos

Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo. It was originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge. (SCF11217)
...originally built as Hadrian's mausoleum (2nd century AD). Between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by Popes as a fortified refuge...mausoleum (2nd century ad). between the 8th and the 19th century it was used by popes as a fortified refuge...
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