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699 689 679 669 659 649 639 629 619 609
698 688 678 668 658 648 638 628 618 608
697 687 677 667 657 647 637 627 617 607
696 686 676 666 656 646 636 626 616 606
695 685 675 665 655 645 635 625 615 605
694 684 674 664 654 644 634 624 614 604
693 683 673 663 653 643 633 623 613 603
692 682 672 662 652 642 632 622 612 602
691 681 671 661 651 641 631 621 611 601
690 680 670 660 650 640 630 620 610 600

699
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Bel-ibni - PC 8*
Ashur-nadin-shumi + PC 9*
Huan ... (Eastern Zhou) (720-697) 14th Zhou King (Ji Lin)
698
Shabako - (Egypt XXV) Kushite
Shebitku +- (Egypt XXV) Kushite
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Huan ... (Eastern Zhou) (720-697) 14th Zhou King (Ji Lin)
697
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Huan - (Eastern Zhou) (720-697) 14th Zhou King (Ji Lin)
696
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Ji Tuo (Zhuang Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn
695
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King<
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King /span>
694
Assyrians destroy Babylon and their Elamite allies
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
693
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Ashur-nadin-shumi - PC 9*
Nergal-ushezib + PC 10*
692
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Nergal-ushezib - PC 10*
Mushezib-Marduk + PC 11*
691
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
690
Cimmerian invasion of Asia Minor
Taharqa + (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
689
Assyrians destroy Babylon and flood the site
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
688
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Hezekiah ... (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Mushezib-Marduk - PC 11*
Second Kingless Period + PC 12*
687
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Hezekiah - (Judah) (716-687) King
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
686
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
685
Egyptian Dynasty XXVI - Saite Era (685-525)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Tefnakhte II + (Egypt XXVI) (King)
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
684
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
683
Transition from monarchy to aristocracy (nine archons yearly) completed at Athens - various forms until 288
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
682
Judah surrenders to Assyria
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Sennacherib ... (Assyria) (705-681) King
Ji Tuo (Zhuang Wang) - (China) Spring and Autumn
681
Sennacherib king of Assyria is murdered
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Sennacherib - (Assyria) (705-681) King
Esarhaddon + (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Ji Qi (Li Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn
680
Scythian invasion of Armenia
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Second Kingless Period - PC 12*
679
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
678
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
677
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Ji Qi (Li Wang) - (China) Spring and Autumn
676
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Ji Lang (Hui Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn
675
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Deioces - (Media)
674
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Phraortes + (Media)
673
Esarhaddon invades Egypt
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
672
Esarhaddon of Assyria controls western Media
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Necho I + (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
671
Esarhaddon of Assyria takes Egypt
1st Assyrian invasion of Egypt
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
670
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon ... (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
669
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Esarhaddon - (Assyria) (681-669) King PC 13*
Ashurbanipal + (Assyria) (669-631) King
668
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
667
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Shamash-shuma-ukin + PC 14*
666
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
665
Necho I ... (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Taharqa ... (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Nimlot - (Egypt XXIII) Hermopolis
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
664
Necho I is killed by a Kushite force led by Tanwetemani for being allies of Assyrian Ashurbanipal
Necho I - (Egypt XXVI) (672-664) King (1st Saite)
Psammetichus I + (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Taharqa - (Egypt XXV) (690-664) King (Kushite/Nubian)
Tanwetamani + (Egypt XXV) (664-656) King (Kushite/Nubian) Napata
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
663
Ashurbanipal with Assyrian army resubjugates Egypt and sacks Thebes
Egypt XXV -
Egypt XXVI +
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
662
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
661
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
660
Byzantium founded
Traditional Date of the founding of Japans first empire, first emperor, Jimmu (2/11/660)
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Zarathustra 660-
659
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
658
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
657
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
656
Tanwetamani - (Egypt XXV) Kushite
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
655
Cypselus establishes tyranny at Corinth
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
654
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
653
Assyrians abandon Egypt
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Phraortes - (Media)
652
Scythian subjugation in Media begins
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Ji Lang (Hui Wang) - (China) Spring and Autumn
651
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Ji Zheng (Xiang Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn
650
Second Messenian War - Sparta subjugates rebels
Beginning of Spartan social and military system
Scythian and Cimmarian raiders sweep over Syria and Palestine
Egypt united under Psammetichos I
Media united in reaction to Assyrian pressure
Archilochus of Paros, lyric poet flourishes
Minaean Kingdom in Yemen ends (1200-)
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
649
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
648
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
647
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Shamash-shuma-ukin - PC 14*
Kandalanu + PC 15*
646
Ashurbanipal conquers Elam
Lydians begin first known coinage
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Terpander 645 fl.
645
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
644
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
643
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
642
Assyrians plunder Susa
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
641
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
640
Assyrian defeat of Cimmerians opens central Asia Minor for Lydian expansion
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
Solon 640-559
639
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
638
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
637
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
636
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
635
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
634
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
633
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
632
Cylon tries to establish tyranny at Athens
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal ... (Assyria) (669-631) King
631
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Ashurbanipal - (Assyria) (669-631) King
630
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
629
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
628
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
627
Possible end of Ashurbanipals reign as King of Assyria - later sources attest to a 42 year reign
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
626
Chaldean general Nabopolassar seizes throne of Babylon and declares independence from Assyria
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
625
Scythian subjugation in Media ends - Cyaxares establishes independent kingdom
Rise of the Chaldean kingdom of Babylon
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares + (Media) (628-585) King
Kandalanu - PC 15*
Nabopolassar + (Chaldea) PC 16*
624
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
623
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
622
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
621
Draco promulgates law code at Athens
The Deuteronomic law code found in the Jerusalem temple
King Josiahs religious reforms
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Jeremiah 621-580
620
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Aesop 620-560
Alcaeus 620-
619
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II + (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Ji Zheng (Xiang Wang) - (China) Spring and Autumn
618
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Ji Ren Chen + (China) Spring and Autumn (Qing Wang)
617
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
616
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
615
Medes sack Ashur, Assyrian capital
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
614
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
613
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Ji Ren Chen - (China) Spring and Autumn (Qing Wang)
612
Nineveh falls to Medes, Babylonians, and Scythians
Chaldean state established by Nabopolassar of Babylon
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Ji Ban (Kaung Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn
611
Psammetichus I ... (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
610
Psammetichus I - (Egypt XXVI) (664-610) King (Saite)
Necho II + (Egypt XXVI) Saite
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Anaximander 610-546
Sappho 610-580
609
End of Assyrian empire
Necho II of Egypt conquers Palestine-Syria
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
608
Battle of Megiddo - Necho II of Egypt defeats and kills Josiah king of Judah
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Josiah - (Judah)
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
607
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Ji Ban (Kaung Wang) - (China) Spring and Autumn
606
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Ji Yu (Ding Wang) + (China) Spring and Autumn
605
Judah and surrounding nations become vassals of Nebuchadnezzar
Battle if Carchemish - Egyptians defeated by Babylonians (Nebuchadnezzar) and retreat to Egypt
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Nabopolassar - (Chaldea) PC 16*
Nebuchadnezzar II + (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
604
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
Daniel 604-535
Lao Tzu 604-
603
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
602
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
601
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
600
Circumnavigation of Africa by Phoenicians
Windmills grind corn in Persia
Alyattes II ... (Lydia) (619-560) King
Nebuchadnezzar II ... (Babylonia) (605-562) Chaldean PC 17*
Cyaxares ... (Media) (628-585) King



699 689 679 669 659 649 639 629 619 609
698 688 678 668 658 648 638 628 618 608
697 687 677 667 657 647 637 627 617 607
696 686 676 666 656 646 636 626 616 606
695 685 675 665 655 645 635 625 615 605
694 684 674 664 654 644 634 624 614 604
693 683 673 663 653 643 633 623 613 603
692 682 672 662 652 642 632 622 612 602
691 681 671 661 651 641 631 621 611 601
690 680 670 660 650 640 630 620 610 600

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