620s BC

This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC.

  • 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.[1]
  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ Grote, George (2013-05-13). Caspari, M.O.B; Mitchell, J.M (eds.). A History of Greece. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203425848. ISBN 978-1-134-59378-1.
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