Editing 7th century BC (section)

=== [[610s BC]] ===
[[File:Fall_of_nineveh.jpg|thumb|''The Fall of Nineveh'', by [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]]]]
* [[619 BC]]: [[Alyattes of Lydia|Alyattes]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].
* [[619 BC]]: Death of [[King Xiang of Zhou]], king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[618 BC]]: [[King Qing of Zhou]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[616 BC]]: [[Lucius Tarquinius Priscus]] becomes king of [[Rome]].
* [[614 BC]]: Sack of [[Assur|Ashur]] by the [[Medes]] and [[Babylonians]].
* [[613 BC]]: Death of [[King Qing of Zhou]], king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[612 BC]]: [[King Kuang of Zhou]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[612 BC]]: An alliance of [[Medes]], [[Babylonia]]ns and [[Susa|Susianians]] besiege and conquer [[Nineveh]]. King [[Sin-shar-ishkun]] of [[Assyria]] is killed in the sack.
* [[612 BC]]: [[Ashur-uballit II]] attempts to keep the [[Assyria]]n empire alive by establishing himself as king at [[Harran]].
* [[612 BC]]: [[Babylon]], capital of [[Babylonia]] becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from [[Nineveh]], capital of [[Assyria]].<ref name="geoabout">{{cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|title=Largest Cities Through History|work=About.com Geography|access-date=2006-05-09|archive-date=2005-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050527095609/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[610 BC]]: [[Necho II]] succeeds [[Psammetichus I]] as king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]].