700s (decade)

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century; 8th century; 9th century;
Decades:	680s; 690s; 700s; 710s; 720s;
Years:	700; 701; 702; 703; 704; 705; 706; 707; 708; 709;
Categories:	Births; Deaths; Establishments; Disestablishments;

The 700s decade ran from January 1, 700, to December 31, 709.

Events

700

By place

Byzantine Empire

Avar and Slavic tribes conquer Byzantine territories in the Balkans, occupying lands as far south as the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece (approximate date).

Europe

King Cunipert dies after a 12-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Liutpert. He rules the Lombard Kingdom together with Ansprand, duke of Asti, as regent.
Raginpert, duke of Turin, deposes King Liutpert after an eight months' reign. He usurps the Lombard throne and puts his son Aripert in line for the succession.[1]
Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the palace, extends the Frankish Kingdom and annexes Thuringia. He turns the war towards the Alemanni (approximate date).

Britain

King Geraint of Dumnonia receives a letter from Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne, who insists that the Celtic Church comply with the doctrines of Rome.
King Ine of Wessex begins to dispense with Wessex sub-kings and replace them with ealdormen (approximate date).
The Eóganachta, an Irish dynasty centred around Cashel, begins to dominate southern Ireland (approximate date).
Hamwic emerges as a major Wessex trading town (approximate date).[2]

Arabian Empire

Mohammad ibn al-Ash'ath revolts against Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in the Sistan and Balochistan regions (Iran).
The Umayyad prince Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik captures the Byzantine stronghold of Theodosiopolis in Armenia.[1][3]
Musa ibn Nusayr defeats the Berber forces in Algeria, ending resistance against the Arabs (approximate date).
The African slave trade through the Sahara is so extensive, that the town of Zawila (Tunisia) is established.

Mesoamerica

Maya Civilization: Tikal Temple I, called the "Temple of the Giant Jaguar" (tomb of Jasaw Chan K'awiil I), Tikal, (Guatemala), is built .

North America

The Mount Edziza volcanic complex erupts in northern British Columbia, Canada.
Diquis culture (modern Costa Rica) starts in Central America (approximate date).

South America

The Wari people invade and occupy the Cuzco Valley (modern Peru) in the southern highlands (approximate date).
The Moche culture in the northern part of modern day Peru collapses, largely due to environmental problems and/or political and social unrest (approximate date).

By topic

Art

The Amida Buddha, a fresco in the kon-dō (Hōryū-ji Temple), is made (Nara period) (approximate date).

Religion

Adomnán, Irish abbot, convinces 51 kings to adopt the Cáin Adomnáin, which defines the relationship between women and priests.
Queen Cuthburh of Northumbria enters religious life. The Anglo-Saxon religious community at St. Mary's Nunnery is re-founded.
Willibrord, Anglo-Saxon missionary, founds a mission post at Emmerich am Rhein (Germany), in the Utrecht Diocese.
The Beverley Grammar School (East Yorkshire) is founded by bishop John of Beverley (approximate date).
The Lindisfarne Gospels, an illuminated manuscript (Gospel Book), is produced in Northumbria.[4]
The famous Catholic Eucharistic Miracle occurs in Lanciano (Italy).

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References

Venning, Timothy, ed. (2006). A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 187. ISBN 1-4039-1774-4.
Hodges, Richard (1984). "Frisians and Franks: Argonauts of the Dark Ages". Archaeology. 37 (1): 26–31. ISSN 0003-8113. JSTOR 41728801.
Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 339, ISBN 0-8047-2630-2
Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, pp. 30–34. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2

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[Byz700-1] Venning, Timothy, ed. (2006). A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 187. ISBN 1-4039-1774-4.

[2] Hodges, Richard (1984). "Frisians and Franks: Argonauts of the Dark Ages". Archaeology. 37 (1): 26–31. ISSN 0003-8113. JSTOR 41728801.

[3] Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 339, ISBN 0-8047-2630-2

[4] Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, pp. 30–34. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century 8th century 9th century
Decades:	680s 690s 700s 710s 720s
Years:	700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709
Categories:	Births Deaths Establishments Disestablishments