The Medes people of ancient Iran come together to form the Median Kingdom
The Medes were an ancient Iranian people[N 2] who spoke the Median language and who inhabited an area known as Media between western and northern Iran.
8th Century B.C.E.
Humans of the Dorset culture settle on modern-day Greenland
The Dorset was a Paleo-Eskimo culture, lasting from 500 B.C.E. to between 1000 and 1500 C.E., that followed the Pre-Dorset and preceded the Inuit in the Arctic of North America. It is named after Cape Dorset in Nunavut, Canada, where the first evidence of its existence was found.
Homer composes epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer is the earliest poet in Western culture whose works have survived intact.
Iranian nomads build irrigation channels in Central Asia
In the first millennium B.C.E., Iranian nomads established irrigation systems along the rivers of Central Asia and built towns at Bukhara and Samarqand.
The Thamud civilization emerges on the Arabian peninsula
The Thamūd is an ancient civilization in the Hejaz known from the 8th century B.C.E. to near the time of Muhammad.
The Saka peoples thrive in the Eurasian Steppe
The Saka were a group of nomadic Iranian peoples who historically inhabited the northern and eastern Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin. The Saka are attested in historical and archaeological records dating to around the 8th century B.C.E.
Rome is founded on the banks of the Tiber
Originally a small town on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew in size and strength, early on, through trade.
The first Olympic games begin in Greece
They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 C.E. that all such “pagan cults” be banned.