610s BC
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This article concerns the period 619 BC – 610 BC.
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Events and trends
[edit]- 618 BC—Silphium discovered in Cyrene according to Theophrastus.
- 618 BC—King Qing of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
- 616 BC—Lucius Tarquinius Priscus becomes the fifth King of Rome (traditional date).[1]
- 615 BC—Neo-Babylonian kingdom begin attacking Assyrian cities.
- 614 BC—Sack of Assur and Tarbiṣu by the Medes and Babylonians.[2][3]
- 613 BC—King Zhuang of Chu ascends to the throne of Chu in China
- 612 BC—Ji Ban becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
- 612 BC—An alliance of Medes, Persians, Scythians, Babylonians and Susianians besiege and conquer Nineveh at the Battle of Nineveh. King Sin-shar-ishkun of Assyria is killed in the sack.[4]
- 612 BC—Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the Assyrian empire alive by establishing himself as king at Harran.[citation needed]
- c. 612 BC— Babylon, capital of Babylonia becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Nineveh, capital of Assyria.[5]
- 612 BC—Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- 612 BC—King Kuang of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.[6]
- 610 BC—Necho II succeeds Psamtik I (Psammetichus) as king of Egypt.
Births
[edit]- c. 610 BC — Anaximander, Greek philosopher
Deaths
[edit]- 619 BC — Sadyattes, king of Lydia
- 619 BC — King Xiang of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China
- 618 BC — Duke Gong of Cao, ruler of the state of Cao
- 617 BC — Ancus Marcius, legendary fourth king of Rome[1]
- 615 or 590 BC — Rusa III, king of Urartu
- 614 BC — King Mu of Chu, king of Chu[citation needed]
- 613 BC — She (Qi), temporary ruler of Qi
- 613 BC — King Qing of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty
- 613 BC — Duke Zhao of Qi, ruler of Qi
- 612 BC — Sin-shar-ishkun of Assyria[4]
- 610 BC — Psammetichus I, king of Egypt
References
[edit]- 1 2 Cornell, T.J. (1995). The Beginnings of Rome. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 0415015960.
- ↑ Showalter, Dennis, ed. (16 September 2013). Ancient Wars C.2500BCE–500CE. Amber Books Limited. ISBN 9781782741176.
- ↑ Saggs, Henry (1962). The Greatness that was Babylon: A Survey of the Ancient Civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley (1st ed.). Sidgwick and Jackson.
- 1 2 Showalter, Dennis, ed. (16 September 2013). Ancient Wars C.2500BCE–500CE. Amber Books Limited. ISBN 9781782741176.
- ↑ "What Were the Largest Cities Throughout History?". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2006-03-01.
- ↑ Institute of History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) CASS (31 May 2019). Handbook of the History of China: A Concise Reader. Paths Publishing Group. p. 409. ISBN 9781844645534.