625 BC

625 BC in various
Minguo calendar
	2536 before ROC; 民前2536年
Nanakshahi calendar	−2092
Thai solar calendar	−82 – −81
Tibetan calendar	阴木羊年; (female Wood-Goat); −498 or −879 or −1651; — to —; 阳火猴年; (male Fire-Monkey); −497 or −878 or −1650

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC; 7th century BC ; 6th century BC;
Decades:	640s BC; 630s BC; 620s BC ; 610s BC; 600s BC;
Years:	628 BC; 627 BC; 626 BC; 625 BC ; 624 BC; 623 BC; 622 BC;

The year 625 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 129 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 625 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh
(approximate date).

Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece (approximate date).
A wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is finished, having been begun in 650 BC.

Births

Deaths

Yuan Taotu, diplomat of the Chinese state of Chen

References

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