8th century

The 8th century is the period from 701 (represented by the Roman numerals DCCI) through 800 (DCCC) in accordance with the Julian Calendar.

In the historiography of Europe the phrase the long 8th century is sometimes used to refer to the period of circa AD 660–820.

[1] The coast of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula quickly came under Islamic Arab domination.

[2] In Europe, late in the century, the Vikings, seafaring peoples from Scandinavia, begin raiding the coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean, and go on to found several important kingdoms.

The Tang dynasty reaches its pinnacle under Chinese Emperor Xuanzong.

Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 8th century
A prisoner from Palenque in Toniná
An 8th-century Tang dynasty Chinese clay figurine of a Sogdian man (an Eastern Iranian person ) wearing a distinctive cap and face veil, possibly a camel rider or even a Zoroastrian priest engaging in a ritual at a fire temple , since face veils were used to avoid contaminating the holy fire with breath or saliva; Museum of Oriental Art (Turin) , Italy. [ 8 ]
Abbasid caliph al-Mansur was succeeded by his heir and son Al-Mahdi , on 6th October 775.
The Second Council of Nicaea was set up to restore the use and veneration of icons (or holy images), which had previously been suppressed [ 12 ]
8th century silk fragment, central Asia