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620s BC

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

Decades: 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC

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626 BC - Death of Assurbanipal[?], king of Assyria
625 BC - Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh (approximate date)
625 BC - Birth of Thales of Miletus, philosopher (approximate date)

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