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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 8th century BC – 7th century BC – 6th century BC |
| Decades: | 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC – 620s BC – 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC |
| Years: | 629 BC 628 BC 627 BC 626 BC 625 BC 624 BC 623 BC 622 BC 621 BC 620 BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- 628 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 Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II. Jehoahaz succeeds his father Josiah as King of Judah, but is quickly deposed by Necho, who installs Jehoahaz's brother Jehoiakim in his place.
- 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.
- 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.
Significant people
- ?—Aesop
- 628 BC—Death of Duke Wen of Jin, China
- c. 626 BC—Jeremiah
- 625 BC—Death of Yuan Taotu, China
- c. 624 BC—Birth of Thales
- 621 BC—Death of Duke Mu of Qin, China
