725 BC—Shalmaneser V starts a 3-year siege of Israel.
725 BC—Sparta conquers the neighboring region of Messenia and takes over the land.
724 BC—The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.
724 BC—The diaulos footrace is first introduced at the Olympics.
724 BC—Desmon of Corinth wins the stadion race at the 14th Olympic Games.
722 BC—In the fifth month of the year during the summer, Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeats his younger brother Gongshu Duan (共叔段) north of present-day Yanling County.[1][2][3][4]
^ 新譯古文觀止(增訂五版) [New Translation of Guwen Guanzhi (Expanded and Revised, 5th edition)] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Translated by Hsieh Ping-ying; Hsiao-yu Chang (5 ed.). Taipei: San Min Book Co., Ltd. 2012. pp. 1, 2. ISBN 978-957-14-5607-2. 鄭伯克段于鄢{...}鄢,鄭國邑名,在今河南鄢陵北。
^Stephen Durrant; Wai-yee Li; David Schaberg (2016). Zuo Tradition / Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals". University of Washington Press. pp. 6, 7. ISBN 9780295806730 – via Google Books. 6 Yan 鄢 was located north of present-day Yanling County 鄢陵縣, Henan.{...}LORD YIN 1 (722 BCE) ANNALS{...}In summer, in the fifth month, the Liege of Zheng overcame Duan (Gongshu Duan) at Yan.6