This article concerns the period 639 BC – 630 BC.
Events and trends
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639 BC
The year 639 BC was a year of the Roman calendar, pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 115 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 639 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Do ...
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Interregnum ends and
Ancus Marcius becomes the king of
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
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.
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637 BC
The year 637 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 117 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 637 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...
—
Sadyattes
Sadyattes ( grc, Σαδυαττης, Saduattēs; la, Sadyattēs; reigned 637–) was the third king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Ardys and the grandson of Gyges of Lydia. Sadyattes reigned 12 years according to Herodotus.
Reign ...
becomes king of
Lydia.
*
636 BC —
Duke Wen of Jin
Duke Wen of Jin (697–628BC), born Chong'er (literally "Double Ears"), was a scion of the royal house of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. He famously endured a long period of exile from his realm before finally bei ...
ascends to power in the
State of Jin during the
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...
of
China.
*
635 BC —
Alyattes
Alyattes (Lydian language: ; grc, Ἀλυάττης ; reigned c. 635-585 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes, grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson of Gyges. ...
becomes king of
Lydia
*
632 BC
The year 632 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 122 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 632 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar e ...
—
Cylon,
Athenian
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
noble
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Noble may also refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
Australia
* Noble Island, Gr ...
, seizes the
Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
* 632 BC — In the
Battle of Chengpu
The Battle of Chengpu took place in 632 BC between the State of Jin and the State of Chu and its allies during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. It was the first great battle in the protracted conflict between the states of t ...
, the
Chinese
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kingdom of
Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of
Chu and her allies.
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631 BC
The year 631 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 123 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 631 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...
— Founding of
Cyrene, a
Greek
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colony in
Libya
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(North
Africa
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) (approximate date).
Significant people
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638 BC
The year 638 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 116 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 638 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...
—Birth of
Solon
Solon ( grc-gre, Σόλων; BC) was an Athenian statesman, constitutional lawmaker and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in Archaic Athens.Aristotle ''Politics'' ...
,
lawmaker
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of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
(approximate date)
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637 BC
The year 637 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 117 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 637 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...
—Death of
Ardys,
Lydia
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637 BC
The year 637 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 117 '' Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 637 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar ...
—Death of
Duke Xiang of Song
Duke Xiang of Song (宋襄公) (died 637 BC) was the leader in the state of Song in the Spring and Autumn period. His personal name was Zifu (子茲甫) and he took his throne in 650 BC.
After the death of the Hegemon of China, Duke Huan of Qi ...
, China
*
635 BC—Birth of
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 ...
,
Greek
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philosopher (d.
543 BC) (approximate date)
*
635 BC—Death of
Sadyattes
Sadyattes ( grc, Σαδυαττης, Saduattēs; la, Sadyattēs; reigned 637–) was the third king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Ardys and the grandson of Gyges of Lydia. Sadyattes reigned 12 years according to Herodotus.
Reign ...
,
Lydia
*
634 BC—Birth of
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim, also sometimes spelled Jehoikim; la, Joakim was the eighteenth and antepenultimate king of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of king Josiah () and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim.; ...
, 18th king of
Judah (approximate date)
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632 BC
The year 632 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 122 ''Ab urbe condita'' . The denomination 632 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar e ...
—Birth of
Jehoahaz, 17th king of
Judah (approximate date)
*
630 BC
This article concerns the period 639 BC – 630 BC.
Events and trends
* 639 BC - Interregnum ends and Ancus Marcius becomes the king of Rome.
* 637 BC — Sadyattes becomes king of Lydia.
* 636 BC — Duke Wen of Jin ascends to power in the Jin ( ...
—Birth of
Sappho (approximate date)
References
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