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