The 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 9th century – 8th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 820s 810s 800s – 790s – 780s 770s 760s |
| Years: | 799 798 797 796 795 794 793 792 791 790 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
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