610s BC

Centuries: 8th century BC – 7th century BC – 6th century BC

Decades: 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC – 610s BC – 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC

Events and trends

• 619 BC – Alyattes becomes king of Lydia
• 619 BC – Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 618 BC – Zhou qing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 616 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus becomes king of Rome
• 613 BC – Death of Zhou qing wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 612 BC – Zhou kuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 612 BC – An alliance of Medes, Babylonians and Susianians besiege and conquer Nineveh.
• 612 BC – Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the Assyrian empire alive by establishing himself as king at Harran.
• 610 BC – Necho II succeeds Psammetichus I as king of Egypt

Significant people

• 610 BC – Death of Psammetichus I, king of Egypt