630s BC

This article concerns the period 639 BC – 630 BC.

Events and trends

• 639 BC - Interregnum ends and Ancus Marcius becomes the king of Rome.
• 636 BC — Duke Wen of Jin ascends to power in the State of Jin during the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 632 BC — Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
• 632 BC — In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
• 631 BC — Founding of Cyrene, a Greek colony in Libya (North Africa) (approximate date).
• 631 BC — Sadyattes becomes king of Lydia.

Significant people

• 638 BC—Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens (approximate date)
• 637 BC—Death of Duke Xiang of Song, China
• 635 BC—Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date)
• 630 BC—Birth of Sappho