•
619 BC—Death of
Ji Zheng, king of the
Zhou dynasty of
China. •
618 BC—
Silphium discovered in Cyrene according to
Theophrastus. • 618 BC—
Ji Renchen becomes king of the
Zhou dynasty of
China. •
616 BC—
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus becomes the fifth King of
Rome. •
615 BC—
Neo-Babylonian kingdom begin attacking Assyrian cities. •
614 BC—Sack of
Assur by the
Medes and
Babylonians. •
613 BC—Death of
Ji Renchen, king of the
Zhou dynasty of
China. • 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. • 612 BC—
Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the
Assyrian empire alive by establishing himself as king at
Harran. • 612 BC—Estimation:
Babylon, capital of
Babylonia becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from
Nineveh, capital of
Assyria. • 612 BC—Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of the
Neo-Babylonian Empire. •
610 BC—
Necho II succeeds
Psamtik I (Psammetichus) as king of
Egypt. • 610 BC—Foundation of
Naucratis ==Significant people==