Editing 630s BC

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This article concerns the period '''639 BC – 630 BC'''.
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==Events and trends==
* [[639 BC]]—[[Interregnum]] ends and [[Ancus Marcius]] becomes the king of [[Rome]].
* [[637 BC]]—[[Sadyattes]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].<ref name="Dale">{{cite journal |last=Dale |first=Alexander |date=2015 |title=WALWET and KUKALIM: Lydian coin legends, dynastic succession, and the chronology of Mermnad kings |url=https://www.academia.edu/29719834/WALWET_and_KUKALIM_Lydian_coin_legends_dynastic_succession_and_the_chronology_of_Mermnad_kings |journal=Kadmos |volume=54 |issue= |pages=151-166 |doi=10.1515/kadmos-2015-0008 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[636 BC]]—[[Duke Wen of Jin]] ascends to power in the [[Jin (Chinese state)|State of Jin]] during the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[635 BC]]—[[Alyattes of Lydia|Alyattes]] becomes king of [[Lydia]]<ref name="Dale"/>
* [[632 BC]]—[[Cylon (ancient Athenian)|Cylon]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[Nobility|noble]], seizes the [[Acropolis, Athens|Acropolis]] in a failed attempt to become king.
* 632 BC—In the [[Battle of Chengpu]], the [[China|Chinese]] kingdom of [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] and her allies defeat the kingdom of [[Chu (state)|Chu]] and her allies.
* [[631 BC]]—Founding of [[Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene]], a [[Archaic Greece|Greek]] colony in [[Libya]] (North [[Africa]]) (approximate date).

==Significant people==
* [[638 BC]]—Birth of [[Solon]], [[lawmaker]] of [[Athens]] (approximate date)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Solon | access-date=February 24, 2024 | title=Solon | first=Theodore John | last=Cadoux | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[637 BC]]—Death of [[Ardys of Lydia|Ardys]], [[Lydia]]<ref name="Dale"/>
* [[637 BC]]—Death of [[Duke Xiang of Song]], China
* [[635 BC]]—Birth of [[Thales]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[philosopher]] (d. [[543 BC]]) (approximate date)
* 635 BC—Death of [[Sadyattes]], [[Lydia]]<ref name="Dale"/>
* [[634 BC]]—Birth of [[Jehoiakim]], 18th king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] (approximate date)
* [[632 BC]]—Birth of [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]], 17th king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] (approximate date)
* [[630 BC]]—Birth of [[Sappho]] (approximate date)

==References==
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