680 BC—Greece's games of the 25th Olympiad is held at Olympia with the first equestrian event. [13] A four-horse chariot race is run at the nearby hippodrome , slaves driving the chariots in a fierce competition that not infrequently ends in death.

2023年11月15日 · The April Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest meteor shower ever recorded continuously throughout history, dating as far back as 687 BC. Before the 20th century, historical sources only provided reports of two years of strong activity and …

2025年1月23日 · The first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower goes back to 687 BC by the Chinese. The Lyrids are known for their fast and bright meteors. Though not as fast or as plentiful as the famous Perseids in August, Lyrids can surprise watchers with as …

The Lyrids have been observed and reported since 687 BC; no other modern shower has been recorded as far back in time. [3] The shower usually peaks around April 22 and the morning of April 23. Counts typically range from 5 to 20 meteors per hour, averaging around 10. [4] .

In fact, the oldest written record of a meteor shower is from 687 BC which states that “the stars fell like rain”. Historical records of astronomical events in Asia have been very insightful. Over the centuries, more recollections piled up for the new generations.

2025年1月20日 · Archaeologists have discovered an ancient religious site carved into the rocks only a few hundred yards from Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the NY Post reports. The eight room site is dated to the reign of King Hezekiah (741 BC – 687 BC). It included an altar on which animal sacrifices were made identified by the…

2019年9月27日 · The tablets were created in Babylon around 687 BC and contained approximately 200 astronomical observations, including measurements related to several constellations.

2015年4月17日 · The first record of the Lyrid meteor show comes from China, where a Lyrid meteor storm was observed in 687 BC. Zuo Zhuan , one of the earliest and most important Chinese works of narrative history, mentions that “at night, fixed stars are invisible, at midnight, stars dropped down like rain.”

2022年4月16日 · The Lyrids meteor shower is one that occurs over a two-week period in April and usually peaks on April 22. The records of this meteor shower go back as far as 687 BC, the oldest known record of any meteor show to date. The source of this meteor shower is Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher. This comment will not become visible to us until 2283.

2023年4月21日 · The Lyrids were first recorded in 687 BC, making them one of the oldest recorded meteor showers meteors. This year's shower will peak on Saturday night.