7th century BC
The Neo-Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the Near East during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like Babylon and Egypt.In the last two decades of the century, however, the empire began to unravel as numerous enemies made alliances and waged war from all sides.The Assyrians finally left the world stage permanently when their capital Nineveh was destroyed in 612 BC.These events gave rise to the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which would dominate the region for much of the following century.In Mesoamerica, the Zapotec civilization began to develop in the area later known as the Valley of Oaxaca.
600s BC (decade)1st millennium BC8th century BC6th century BC7th century BCDecades690s BC680s BC670s BC660s BC650s BC640s BC630s BC620s BC610s BC600s BC700 BC601 BCNeo-Assyrian EmpireNear EastBabylonNinevehNeo-Babylonian EmpireZhou dynastyLate PeriodTwenty-sixth DynastyPsamtik IMesoamericaZapotec civilizationValley of OaxacaHanging Gardens of BabylonMartin HeemskerckTower of Babel690s BC699 BCElamite Empire697 BCKing Huan of Zhou696 BCKing Zhuang of ZhouCimmeriansPhrygiaArmenians691 BCSennacheribAssyriaHumban-nimenaBattle of Halule690 BCTaharqaTwenty-fifth DynastyEthiopia664 BCSphinxTwenty-fifth Dynasty of EgyptThe British MuseumLondon680s BC689 BC687 BCHezekiahManasseh682 BC681 BCKing Xi of ZhouEsarhaddon670s BC678 BCPhraortes677 BCAssyrianBrook of Egypt676 BCKing Hui of Zhou675 BC674 BCAscalonAssyrians673 BCTullus Hostilius671 BCMemphis660s BC669 BCAssurbanipalhoplite phalanxbattle of Hysiae668 BCShamash-shum-ukinThebes667 BCByzantiumMegaranCorinthCorcyraThebes, EgyptPsammetichus INecho ILower EgyptTantamaniUpper EgyptFebruary 11, 660 BCEmperor Jimmu660 BCDemoticimpactKaali crater650s BCThe Spartan CreedTyrtaeusPiedras Negras, Guatemala657 BCCypselustyrant656 BCPsammetichus653 BCAtlanersa652 BCBabyloniaAchaemenid dynastyPersia651 BCKing Xiang of Zhou650 BCAbdera