| MICAH | Hebrew prophet of the late 8th century BC called "The Morasthite" |
| ANTIOCH | Capital of Syria in 300-64 BC, called "the cradle of Christianity" (7) |
| HEZEKIAH | King of Judah in late 8th century BC (8) |
| OFFA | King of Mercia who constructed a 150-mile earthen barrier between Wales and Mercia in the late 8th century (4) |
| VIKING | Seafaring Norse raider of the late-8th to the late-11th centuries (6) |
| MERCIA | An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in central England ruled over by Offa in the late 8th century (6) |
| HOSEA | In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet of the 8th Century BC (5) |
| AMOS | In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet of the 8th Century BC (4) |
| ISAIAH | Name a major Hebrew prophet of the eighth century BC (6) |
| JONAH | Prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC (5) |
| OFFASDYKE | Late 8th-century earthwork built by Mercia Saxon king (5,4) |
| MALACHI | Book Of ---, part of the Old Testament attributed to a Hebrew prophet of the 5th Century BC (7) |
| ELISHA | Hebrew prophet of the 9th century BC who was the successor of Elijah |
| PALERMO | Capital of the Italian island of Sicily, founded by Phoenician traders in the 8th century BC (7) |
| CLASSICAL | Period of cultural European history from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD, _ antiquity (9) |
| NUBIA | Ancient region on the River Nile, home to the Kingdom of Kush which conquered Egypt in the 8th Century BC (5) |
| HOMER | Poet of the 8th century BC who wrote two epic poems that shaped aspects of ancient Greek culture (5) |
| GRAECIA | Area of southern Italy populated by Greek settlers from the 8th century BC (5,7) |
| MAGNA | Area of southern Italy populated by Greek settlers from the 8th century BC (5,7) |
| HESIOD | 8th century BC Greek poet who was the earliest author of didactic verse |
