- 7th century BC
The 7th century BC started the first day of
700 BC and ended the last day of601 BC .The
Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the near east during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors likeBabylon andEgypt . In the last two decades of the century, however, the empire began to unravel as numerous enemies made alliances and waged war from all sides. The Assyrians finally left the world stage permanently when their capitalNineveh was destroyed in612 BC. These events gave rise to theNeo-Babylonian Empire , which would dominate the region for much of the following century.Events
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700 BC to600 BC —Baudhayana Sulbasutra , an orally transmittedVedic Sanskrit text on altar construction, contains the earliest extant verbal statement of thePythagorean theorem , which was likely known to (but not stated by)Old Babylonian s (1800 BC to 1600 BC).
*700 BC — The Songguk-ri Culture begins in the southernKorean peninsula .
*End of 7th century BC — TheMedes from Media (westernIran ) and theScythians from modernRussia andUkraine invade the northern and eastern parts ofAssyria .
*699 BC —Khallushu succeedsShuttir-Nakhkhunte as king of theElamite Empire .
*697 BC — Death ofKing Huan of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*696 BC —King Zhuang of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*696 BC — TheCimmerians ravagePhrygia , possible migration of theArmenians .
*691 BC — KingSennacherib ofAssyria defeats kingHumban-nimena of Elam in theBattle of Halule .
*690 BC —Taharqa , a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)
*689 BC — KingSennacherib ofAssyria sacksBabylon .
*687 BC — Gyges becomes king ofLydia .
* 687 BC —Hezekiah succeeded by Manasseh as king of Judah.
*682 BC — Death ofKing Zhuang of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*681 BC —King Li of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
* 681 BC —Esarhaddon succeedsSennacherib as king ofAssyria .
*677 BC — Death ofKing Li of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*677 BC —Esarhaddon leads theAssyria n army against rebelliousArab tribes, advances as far as theBrook of Egypt .
*676 BC —King Hui of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*675 BC —Esarhaddon begins the rebuilding ofBabylon .
*674 BC —Esarhaddon puts down a revolt inAshkelon supported byTaharqa , king of Egypt. In response, theAssyrians invadeEgypt , butTaharqa is able to hold the invaders off.
*673 BC —Tullus Hostilius becomes king ofRome .
*671 BC —Esarhaddon again invadesEgypt , capturing Memphis as well as a number of theroyal family .
*669 BC —Assurbanipal succeeds his fatherEsarhaddon as king ofAssyria .
*668 BC —Shamash-shum-ukin , son ofEsarhaddon , becomes King ofBabylon .
*668 BC — Egypt revolts againstAssyria .
*668 BC — Estimation:Nineveh , capital ofAssyria becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Thebes in Egypt. [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
*667 BC —Byzantium founded byMegara n colonists underByzas . (traditional date)
*664 BC — Firstnaval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth andCorcyra .
*664 BC —Assurbanipal captures and sacksThebes, Egypt .
*664 BC —Psammetichus I succeedsNecho I as king ofLower Egypt .
*664 BC —Taharqa appoints his nephewTantamani as his successor ofUpper Egypt .
*February 11 ,660 BC — Traditional founding date ofJapan byEmperor Jimmu .
*660 BC — First known use of the Demotic script.
*660 BC —Psammetichus I drives theAssyria ns out ofEgypt .
*650s BC — Occupation begins at Maya site ofPiedras Negras, Guatemala .
*657 BC —Cypselus becomes the firsttyrant ofCorinth .
*656 BC —Psammetichus extends his control over all of Egypt. End of Twenty-fifth Dynasty.
*653 BC —Atta-Khumma-In-Shushinak andKhumbanigash II succeedShilhak-In-Shushinak andTempti-Khumma-In-Shushinak as kings of theElamite Empire .
*652 BC —Babylonia rises in revolt underShamash-shum-ukin against theAssyria ns.
*651 BC —King Xiang of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*650 BC — The town of Abdera inThrace is founded by colonists fromClazomenae .
*650 BC — Aclimate change affects all theBronze Age cultures inEurope with colder and wetter climate, and tribes from theScandinavia nNordic Bronze Age cultures are pushed downwards into theEuropean continent .
*640s BC —Assyria n kingAshurbanipal founds library, which includes our earliest complete copy of the "Epic of Gilgamesh ".
*649 BC —Indabigash succeedsTammaritu as a king of theElamite Empire .
*649 BC —Babylonia n revolt underShamash-shuma-ukin is crushed by theAssyria ns.
*648 BC —Pankration becomes an event at theAncient Olympic Games .
*April 6 ,648 BC — Earliest Greek-chronicledsolar eclipse .
*647 BC — KingAssurbanipal ofAssyria sacksSusa .
*642 BC —Ancus Marcius becomes king ofRome (traditional date).
*640 BC — Great victory ofAssyria overElamite Empire .
*632 BC — Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
*632 BC — In theBattle of Chengpu , the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
*631 BC — Founding of Cyrene, a Greek colony inLibya (North Africa ) (approximate date).
*631 BC —Sadyates becomes king ofLydia .
*627 BC — Death ofAssurbanipal , king ofAssyria ; he is succeeded byAssur-etel-ilani (approximate date).
*626 BC —Nabopolassar revolts againstAssyria , founds theNeo-Babylonian Empire .
*625 BC —Medes andBabylonians assert their independence fromAssyria and attackNineveh (approximate date).
*623 BC —Sin-shar-ishkun succeeds his brotherAssur-etel-ilani as king ofAssyria (approximate date).
*622 BC or621 BC — Text ofDeuteronomy found in theTemple in Jerusalem .
*619 BC — Alyattes becomes king ofLydia .
*619 BC — Death ofKing Xiang of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*618 BC —King Qing of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*616 BC —Lucius Tarquinius Priscus becomes king ofRome .
*614 BC — Sack ofAsshur by theMedes andBabylonians .
*613 BC — Death ofKing Qing of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*612 BC —King Kuang of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*612 BC — An alliance ofMedes ,Babylonian s andSusianians besiege and conquerNineveh . KingSin-shar-ishkun ofAssyria is killed in the sack.
*612 BC —Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep theAssyria n empire alive by establishing himself as king atHarran .
*612 BC — Estimation:Babylon , capital ofBabylonia becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead fromNineveh , capital ofAssyria . [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
*610 BC —Necho II succeedsPsammetichus I as king of Egypt.
*609 BC — KingJosiah of Judah dies in the Battle of Megiddo againstPharaoh Necho II ofEgypt , who is on his way north to aid the rumpAssyria n state ofAshur-uballit II .
*609 BC — TheBabylonians defeat theAssyrian army ofAshur-uballit II and captureHarran .Ashur-uballit , the lastAssyria n king, disappears from history.
*609 BC — Jehoahaz succeeds his fatherJosiah asKing of Judah , but is quickly deposed byNecho , who installsJehoahaz 's brotherJehoiakim in his place.
*607 BC — Death ofKing Kuang of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*606 BC —King Ding of Zhou becomes King of theZhou Dynasty ofChina .
*605 BC —Battle of Carchemish :Crown Prince Nebuchadrezzar ofBabylon defeats the army ofNecho II ofEgypt , securing theBabylonian conquest ofAssyria . TheBabylonians pursue throughSyria andPalestine .
*605 BC —Nebuchadrezzar II succeeds his fatherNabopolassar as King ofBabylon .
*600 BC — Foundation ofCapua .
*600 BC —India — Age of theMahajanapadas — 16 great kingdoms rule India —Kasi ,Kosala ,Anga ,Magadha ,Vajji (or Vriji),Malla , Chedi,Vatsa (or Vamsa), Kuru,Panchala ,Machcha (or Matsya),Surasena ,Assaka ,Avanti ,Gandhara ,Kamboja
*600 BC — Foundation ofMilan byCelts (approximate date).
*600 BC — Foundation ofMarseille byPhoceans (traditional date).
*600 BC —Smyrna sacked and destroyed.
*600 BC — Nebuchadrezzar builds theHanging Gardens of Babylon .
*Scythians arrived inAsia .ignificant persons
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Hezekiah of theKingdom of Judah (reigned 715–687 BC )
*Sennacherib , king of Assyria and conqueror ofBabylon (705–681 BC )
*Gyges of Lydia (reigned 687–652 BC )
*Manasseh of Judah (reigned 687–643 BC )
*Esarhaddon , king of Assyria and conqueror ofEgypt (reigned 681–669 BC )
*Archilochus ofThasos , poet (c. 680 BC–645 BC ). He is born on the island ofParos
*673 BC — Death ofNuma Pompilius , second of theKings of Rome , successor toRomulus
*670 BC — Death ofMettius Fufetius ,Latin king ofAlba Longa
*664 BC — Death ofNecho I , king of Egypt
*663 BC — Death ofTaharqa , king of Egypt
*653 BC — Death ofTantamani , last king of theTwenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
*652 BC — Death ofKing Hui of Zhou , king of theZhou Dynasty ofChina
*652 BC — First recorded mention of KingKuras of Parsumas , possibly the same as KingCyrus I of Anshan , head of theAchaemenid dynasty
*645 BC — Death ofGuan Zhong ,Prime Minister of the Chinese state of Qi
*Josiah of theKingdom of Judah (reigned 641 BC–609 BC )
*Stesichorus ofSicily , lyricpoet (c. 640 BC–555 BC )
*Solon ofAthens , one of theSeven Sages of Greece (638 BC–558 BC )
*Thales ofMiletus , Greekmathematician (635 BC–543 BC )
*610 BC — Death ofPsammetichus I , king of Egypt
*610 BC — Birth ofAnaximander , Greekphilosopher
*Sappho of Lesbos, Ancient Greekpoet Inventions, discoveries, introductions
*The Chinese invent
Printing .
*First metalcoin s used byLydia ns of westernAnatolia . Until c.525 BC coin s bore an image on one side only.
*Iron allegedly discovered inChina .Decades and years
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