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860s BC

Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC

Decades: 910s BC 900s BC 890s BC 880s BC 870s BC - 860s BC - 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC

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865 BC - Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III
863 BC - The city of Bath is founded. It is named after the leprosy-curing hotsprings there.
860 BC - The kingdom of Urartu is unified.

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