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

Decades: 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC

Events and Trends

638 BC - Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens.
637 BC - Josiah becomes king of Judah.
632 BC - Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
631 BC - Founding of Cyrene, a Greek colony in Libya (North Africa) (approximate date).
631 BC - Sadyates becomes king of Lydia.

Significant People

635 BC -- Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (+ 543 BC) (approximate date).

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