610s BC
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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
[edit] 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 the fifth king of Rome.
- 615 BC - Neo-Babylonian kingdom began attacking Assyrian cities.
- 614 BC - Sack of Asshur by the Medes and Babylonians.
- 613 BC - Death of Zhou qing wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 612 BC - Zhou kuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 612 BC - An alliance of Medes, Babylonians and 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 Assyrian empire alive by establishing himself as king at Harran.
- 612 BC - Estimation: Babylon, capital of Babylonia becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Nineveh, capital of Assyria.[1]
- 612 BC - Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- 610 BC - Necho II succeeds Psammetichus I as king of Egypt.
[edit] Significant people
- 610 BC - Birth of Anaximander, Greek philosopher (approximate date).
- 610 BC - Death of Psammetichus I, king of Egypt.ca:Dècada del 610 aC
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