610s BC

Millennia:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades:	640s BC 630s BC 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC
Years:	619 BC 618 BC 617 BC 616 BC 615 BC 614 BC 613 BC 612 BC 611 BC 610 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 619 BC — Alyattes becomes king of Lydia.
• 619 BC — Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 618 BC — Zhou qing wang 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 Asshur by the Medes and Babylonians.
• 613 BC — Death of Zhou qing wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 613 BC — King Zhuang of Chu ascends to the throne of Chu in China
• 612 BC — Zhou kuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 612 BC — An alliance of Medes, Scythians, Neo-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.[1]
• 612 BC — Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
• 610 BC — Necho II succeeds Psammetichus I as king of Egypt.

Significant people

• 610 BC — Birth of Anaximander, Greek philosopher (approximate date)
• 610 BC — Death of Psammetichus I, king of Egypt
• 612 BC — Death of King Sin-shar-ishkun of Assyria