620s BC
This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC. Template:Decadebox BC
Events and trends
[edit]- c. 627 BC—Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani.
- 627 BC—Creation of Durrës, at the time known as Epidamnus.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 627 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Jin defeats Qin in the Battle of Xiao
- 626 BC—Nabopolassar revolts against Assyria, founds the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- 625 BC—Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh (approximate date).
- c. 625 BC—Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece.
- c. 623 BC—Sin-shar-ishkun succeeds his brother Assur-etel-ilani as king of Assyria.
- 622 or 621 BC - Draco makes the first law code for Ancient Greece.
Significant people
[edit]- 628 BC—Death of Duke Wen of Jin, China.
- c. 628 BC—Commonly accepted date for the Birth of Zoroaster.
- c. 626 BC—Jeremiah.
- 625 BC—Death of Yuan Taotu, China.
- c. 624 BC—Birth of Thales.
- c. 623 BC—Birth of Buddha.
- c. 622 BC—Birth of Ezekiel.
- 621 BC—Death of Duke Mu of Qin, China.
- c. 620-564 BC Aesop