Millennia:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC
Decades:	890s BC 880s BC 870s BC - 860s BC - 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC
Years:	869 BC 868 BC 867 BC 866 BC 865 BC 864 BC 863 BC 862 BC 861 BC 860 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 865 BC — Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.
• 864 BC — Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.
• 860 BC — The kingdom of Urartu is unified.

Significant people