620S Bc

Events and trends

• 627 BC - Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani (approximate date)
• 625 BC - Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh (approximate date)
• 625 BC - Nabopolassar revolts against Assyria, founds the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
• 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

Significant people

• 625 BC - Birth of Thales of Miletus, philosopher (approximate date)

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