7th century BC

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries: 8th century BC · 7th century BC · 6th century BC
Decades: 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC
640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC
Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC.

The Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the near east during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like Babylon and Egypt. 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 capital Nineveh was destroyed in 612 BC. These events gave rise to the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which would dominate the region for much of the following century.

Contents

Events

Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria who created "the first systematically collected library" at Nineveh
A 16th century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, by Martin Heemskerck, with Tower of Babel in the background.

Significant persons

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and years

Decades and years

7th century BC
9th century BC←8th century BC← ↔ →6th century BC→5th century BC

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620s BC 629 BC 628 BC 627 BC 626 BC 625 BC 624 BC 623 BC 622 BC 621 BC 620 BC
610s BC 619 BC 618 BC 617 BC 616 BC 615 BC 614 BC 613 BC 612 BC 611 BC 610 BC
609–600 BC 609 BC 608 BC 607 BC 606 BC 605 BC 604 BC 603 BC 602 BC 601 BC 600 BC
590s BC 599 BC 598 BC 597 BC 596 BC 595 BC 594 BC 593 BC 592 BC 591 BC 590 BC
Centuries and millennia
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Notes

  1. ↑ http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm
  2. ↑ http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=-06470406
  3. ↑ http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm