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Century
The 7th century BC began the first day of
700 BC and ended the last day of
601 BC .
Map of the
Neo-Assyrian Empire at their apex in 671 BC
The
Neo-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.
The
Zhou Dynasty continues in
China and the
Late Period begins in Egypt with the
26th dynasty starting with the coronation of
Psamtik I .
Events
A 16th-century depiction of the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon , by
Martin Heemskerck , with
Tower of Babel in the background.
699 BC :
Khallushu succeeds
Shuttir-Nakhkhunte as king of the
Elamite Empire .
697 BC : Death of
King Huan of Zhou , King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China .
696 BC :
King Zhuang of Zhou becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China .
696 BC : The
Cimmerians ravage
Phrygia , possible migration of the
Armenians .
691 BC : King
Sennacherib of
Assyria defeats king
Humban-nimena of
Elam in the
Battle of Halule .
690 BC :
Taharqa , a king of the
Twenty-fifth Dynasty , ascends the throne of
Egypt (approximate date).
690s BC : —
W'rn Hywt of
D'mt in
Ethiopia appears in the inscriptional record and mentions the king of Saba', Karib'il Watar.
c. 690 BC-
664 BC —
Sphinx of Taharqa, from Temple T,
Kawa ,
Nubia , is made.
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt . It is now kept at
The British Museum ,
London .
The Fall of Nineveh , by
John Martin
609 BC : King
Josiah of
Judah dies in the
Battle of Megiddo against
Pharaoh
Necho II of
Egypt , who is on his way north to aid the rump
Assyrian state of
Ashur-uballit II .
609 BC : The
Babylonians defeat the
Assyrian army of
Ashur-uballit II and capture
Harran . Ashur-uballit, the last
Assyrian king, disappears from history.
609 BC :
Jehoahaz succeeds his father
Josiah as
King of Judah , but is quickly deposed by
Necho , who installs Jehoahaz's brother
Jehoiakim in his place.
607 BC : Death of
King Kuang of Zhou , King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China .
606 BC :
King Ding of Zhou becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China .
605 BC :
Battle of Carchemish :
Crown Prince
Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon defeats the army of
Necho II of
Egypt , securing the
Babylonian conquest of
Assyria . The
Babylonians pursue the Egyptians through
Syria and
Palestine .
605 BC :
Nebuchadnezzar II succeeds his father
Nabopolassar as King of
Babylon .
601 BC : An alliance of
Medes (from western
Iran ) and
Scythians (who originated from the
Eurasian Steppe ) invade the northern and eastern parts of
Assyria .
600 BC : Foundation of
Capua .
600 BC :
India —Age of the
Mahajanapadas —16 polities rule India—
Kasi ,
Kosala ,
Anga ,
Magadha ,
Vajji (or Vṛji),
Malla ,
Chedi ,
Vatsa (or Vamsa),
Kuru ,
Panchala ,
Matsya (or Maccha),
Surasena ,
Assaka ,
Avanti ,
Gandhara ,
Kamboja
600 BC : Foundation of
Milan by
Celts (approximate date).
600 BC : Foundation of
Marseille by
Phoceans (traditional date).
600 BC :
Smyrna sacked and destroyed.
600 BC :
Nebuchadnezzar builds the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon .
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Sovereign states
See:
List of sovereign states in the 7th century BC .
Notes