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630s BC

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

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Events and Trends

• 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

• 638 BC - Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens. (approximate date)
• 635 BC - Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (+ 543 BC). (approximate date)

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