620s BC

Events and trends

c. 627 BC — Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani.
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.
624 BC — The Year 666 in the Mayan Calendar.
623 BC — Sin-shar-ishkun succeeds his brother Assur-etel-ilani as king of Assyria (approximate date).
622 BC or 621 BC — Text of Deuteronomy found in the Temple in Jerusalem.
c. 620 BC - Archaic period in Greece starts.