620s_BC Knowpia

This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC.

Events and trends edit

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.

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