Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC
630s BC - Events and trends.
637 BC - Josiah becomes king of Judah.
632 BC - Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
632 BC - In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
631 BC - Founding of ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC
660s BC - Events and trends.
669 BC - Assurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria
668 BC - Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon, becomes King of Babylon
668 BC - Egypt revolts against Assyria
667 BC - Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. (traditional date)
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Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC - 670s BC - 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC
670s BC - Events and trends.
677 BC - Death of Zhou Li Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
677 BC - Esarhaddon leads the Assyrian army against rebellious Arab tribes, advances as far as the Brook of Egypt.
676 BC - Zhou Hui Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
675 BC - Esarhaddon ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC - 680s BC - 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC
680s BC - Events and trends.
689 BC - King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon
687 BC - Gyges becomes king of Lydia
687 BC - Hezekiah succeeded by Manasseh as king of Judah
682 BC - Death of Zhou zhuang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
681 BC - Zhou li wang becomes King of the ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC - 650s BC - 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC
650s BC - Events and trends.
Occupation begins at Maya site of Piedras Negras, Guatemala
657 BC - Cypselus becomes the first tyrant of Corinth.
656 BC - Psammetichus extends his control over all of Egypt. End of Twenty-fifth Dynasty
653 BC Atta-Khumma-In-Shushinak and Khumbanigash II succeed Shi ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC
620s BC - Events and trends.
627 BC - Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani (approximate date)
626 BC - Nabopolassar revolts against Assyria, founds the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
625 BC - Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack ...
Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC
590s BC - Events and trends.
598 BC - Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah
March 16, 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoaichin with Zedekiah as king.
595 BC - Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt
594 BC - Solon appointed archon of Athens; institutes democ ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC
600s BC - Events and trends.
Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of Babylon
609 BC - King Josiah of Judah dies in the Battle of Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt, who is on his way north to aid the rump Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II.
609 BC - The Babylonians defeat the Assyrian army of Ashu ...
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC
610s BC - Events and trends.
619 BC - Alyattes becomes king of Lydia
619 BC - Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
618 BC - Zhou qing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
616 BC - Lucius Tarquinius Priscus becomes king of Rome
614 BC - Sack of Asshur b ...
