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620s BC
This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC. Events and trends * c. 627 BC—Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani. * 627 BC—Creation of Durrës, at the time Epidamnus. * 627 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Jin defeats Qin in the Battle of Xiao * 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. * c. 623 BC— Sin-shar-ishkun succeeds his brother Assur-etel-ilani as king of Assyria. * 622 or 621 BC - Draco makes the first law code for Ancient Greece. Significant people * 628 BC—Death of Duke Wen of Jin, China. * c. 628 BC—Commonly accepted date for the Birth of Zoroaster. * c. 626 BC—Jeremiah. * 625 BC—Death of Yuan Taotu, China. * c. 624 BC—Birth of Thales. * c. 623 BC—Birth of Buddha. * c. 622 BC—Birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assurbanipal
Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning " Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BCE to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Inheriting the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon, Ashurbanipal's 38-year reign was among the longest of any Assyrian king. Though sometimes regarded as the apogee of ancient Assyria, his reign also marked the last time Assyrian armies waged war throughout the ancient Near East and the beginning of the end of Assyrian dominion over the region. Esarhaddon selected Ashurbanipal as heir 673. The selection of Ashurbanipal bypassed the elder son Shamash-shum-ukin. Perhaps in order to avoid future rivalry, Esarhaddon designated Shamash-shum-ukin as the heir to Babylonia. The two brothers jointly acceded to their respective thrones after Esarhaddon's death in 669, though Shamash-shum-ukin was relegated to being Ashurbanipal's closely monitored vassal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draco (lawgiver)
Draco (; grc-gre, Δράκων, ''Drakōn''; fl. c. 7th century BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by the Draconian constitution, a written code to be enforced only by a court of law. Draco was the first democratic legislator requested by the Athenian citizens to be a lawgiver for the city-state, but the citizens had not expected that Draco would establish laws characterized by their harshness. Since the 19th century, the adjective ''draconian'' (Greek: ''δρακόντειος'' ''drakónteios'') refers to similarly unforgiving rules or laws, in Greek, English, and other European languages. Life During the 39th Olympiad, in 622 or 621 BC, Draco established the legal code with which he is identified. Little is known about Draco’s life. He may have belonged to the Greek nobility of Attica prior to the period of the Seven Sages of Greece, as per the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
622 BC
The year 622 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 132 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 622 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Births * Ezekiel, Hebrew prophet (d. c. 570 BC The year 570 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 184 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 570 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...) Deaths * Viscount Cheng of Zhao References {{BC-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but Great Renunciation, renounced his Householder (Buddhism), home life to live as a wandering ascetic ( sa, śramaṇa). After leading a life of begging, asceticism, and meditation, he attained Enlightenment in Buddhism, enlightenment at Bodh Gaya in what is now India. The Buddha thereafter wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a Sangha, monastic order. He taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to Nirvana (Buddhism), Nirvana, that is, Vimutti, freedom from Avidyā (Buddhism), ignorance, Upādāna, craving, Saṃsāra (Buddhism), rebirth, and suffering. His teachings are summarized in the Noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
623 BC
This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC. Events and trends * c. 627 BC—Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani. * 627 BC—Creation of Durrës, at the time Epidamnus. * 627 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Jin defeats Qin in the Battle of Xiao * 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. * c. 623 BC— Sin-shar-ishkun succeeds his brother Assur-etel-ilani as king of Assyria. * 622 or 621 BC - Draco makes the first law code for Ancient Greece. Significant people * 628 BC—Death of Duke Wen of Jin, China. * c. 628 BC—Commonly accepted date for the Birth of Zoroaster. * c. 626 BC— Jeremiah. * 625 BC—Death of Yuan Taotu, China. * c. 624 BC—Birth of Thales. * c. 623 BC—Birth of Buddha. * c. 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thales
Thales of Miletus ( ; grc-gre, Θαλῆς; ) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regarded him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition, and he is otherwise historically recognized as the first individual known to have entertained and engaged in scientific philosophy.Frank N. Magill''The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography'', Volume 1 Routledge, 2003 He is often referred to as the Father of Science. Thales is recognized for breaking from the use of mythology to explain the world and the universe, instead explaining natural objects and phenomena by offering naturalistic theories and hypotheses. Almost all the other pre-Socratic philosophers followed him in explaining nature as deriving from a unity of everything based on the existence of a single ultimate substance instead of using mythological explanations. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
624 BC
The year 624 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 130 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 624 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events Births * Thales, Greek scientist and philosopher (approximate date) (d. c. 546 BC The year 546 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 208 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 546 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...) Deaths References {{BC-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuan Taotu
Yuan Taotu 轅濤塗 (died c. 625 BC, posthumous title "Xuanzhong" 宣仲) was a nobleman and diplomat of the Spring and Autumn period, Spring and Autumn state of Chen (state), Chen. He is regarded as the ancestor of those surnamed Yuan (surname), Yuan (袁). Yuan Taotu was a distant relative of the Chen royal family, with a fief at Yangxia (Taikang, Henan province). He is mentioned in passing in the ''Spring and Autumn Annals'', ''Zuo Zhuan'' and ''Records of the Grand Historian, Historical Records''. In 656 BC, he accompanied Duke Huan of Qi on an expedition against the southern state of Cai and was present at the historic covenant of alliance between the various states of the Yellow River valley at Shaoling. On the return journey to the north, however, he suggested that the army of Qi pass by Chen and take a detour to the eastern regions. For this advice he was arrested and only released after an abortive invasion of Chen ended the next year. The state of Chen supported the nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
625 BC
The year 625 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 129 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 625 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events * Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh (approximate date). * Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece (approximate date). * A wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is finished, having been begun in 650 BC. Births Deaths * Yuan Taotu Yuan Taotu 轅濤塗 (died c. 625 BC, posthumous title "Xuanzhong" 宣仲) was a nobleman and diplomat of the Spring and Autumn period, Spring and Autumn state of Chen (state), Chen. He is regarded as the ancestor of those surnamed Yuan (surname), ..., diplomat of the Chinese state of Chen References {{BC-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning " Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, the Books of Kings and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple. In addition to proclaiming many prophecies of Yahweh, the God of Israel, the Book of Jeremiah goes into detail regarding the prophet's private life, his experiences, and his imprisonment. Judaism and Christianity both consider the Book of Jeremiah part of their canon. Judaism regards Jeremiah as the second of the major prophets. Christianity holds him to be a prophet and his words are quoted in the New Testament. Islam also regards Jeremiah as a prophet and his narrative is recounted in Islamic tradition. Biblical narrative Chronology Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
626 BC
The year 626 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 128 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 626 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events * Jeremiah begins his ministry in the Kingdom of Judah. * 23 November -- Nabopolassar revolts against his Assyrian overlords, establishing the Neo-Babylonian Empire.Date based on the Babylonian computation. E.J. Bickerman, ''Chronology of the Ancient World'' (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968), p. 157 Births Deaths * King Cheng of Chu King Cheng of Chu (, died 626 BC) was from 671 to 626 BC king of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. He was born Xiong Yun () to King Wen of Chu, and King Cheng was his posthumous title. In 672 BC Xiong Yun's o ..., king of the state of Chu References {{BC-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoroaster
Zoroaster,; fa, زرتشت, Zartosht, label=New Persian, Modern Persian; ku, زەردەشت, Zerdeşt also known as Zarathustra,, . Also known as Zarathushtra Spitama, or Ashu Zarathushtra is regarded as the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. He is said to have been an Iranian religions, Iranian prophet who founded a religious movement that challenged the existing traditions of ancient Iranian religion, and inaugurated a movement that eventually became a staple religion in History of Iran, ancient Iran. He was a native speaker of Avestan, Old Avestan and lived in the eastern part of the Iranian plateau, but his exact birthplace is uncertain. There is no scholarly consensus on when he lived. Some scholars, using linguistic and socio-cultural evidence, suggest a dating to somewhere in the second millennium BC. Other scholars date him to the 7th and 6th centuries BC as a near-contemporary of Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great. Zoroastrianism eventually became the official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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