620s BC

Corinthian oil jug from circa 620 BC at the Staatliche Antikensammlungen

This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC.

Events and trends

• 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.
• 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