Century · 700 BCE – 601 BCE

The world in the 7th century BCE

From 700 BCE to 601 BCE the atlas holds 119 states standing at some time, 17 of them founded in it - Scythians and Olmecs the best known - and 19 ending in it. 17 wars, risings, treaties, discoveries and other events began - Battle of Carchemish, Battle of Megiddo and Fall of Nineveh the best known of the events; 104 people were born.

A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 700 BCE to 601 BCE, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.

What began in the 7th century BCE

By decade first - wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey - then by kind, the best known first.

Wars and battles 16

Battle of Carchemish · battle · 605 BCE
Battle of Megiddo · battle · 609 BCE
Fall of Nineveh · battle · 612 BCE
Second Messenian War · war · 685 – 668 BCE
Battle of Chengpu · battle · 632 BCE
Battle of Susa · battle · 647 BCE
Fall of Assur · battle · 614 BCE
Fall of Harran · battle · 610 – 609 BCE

and 8 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Revolt of Babylon · unrest · 626 – 620 BCE

States founded and fallen

Founded 17

Scythians · state · 700 – 201 BCE
Olmecs · state · 650 – 351 BCE
Neo-Babylonian Empire · state · 626 – 539 BCE
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 664 – 525 BCE
Argead dynasty · state · 700 – 309 BCE
Imperial House of Japan · state · 660 BCE
Median kingdom · state · 678 – 550 BCE
Hadhramaut · state · 700 BCE – 305 CE
Latin League · state · 651 – 338 BCE
Chedi kingdom · state · 601 – 301 BCE
Malla · state · 601 – 301 BCE
Colonies in antiquity · state · 700 – 616 BCE
Pradyota dynasty · state · 682 – 544 BCE
Zou · state · 700 – 401 BCE

and 3 more in the atlas.

Ended 19

Assyria · state · 2025 – 609 BCE
Phrygia · state · 900 – 676 BCE
Cimmerians · state · 900 – 601 BCE
Neo-Assyrian Empire · state · 911 – 609 BCE
Chaldea · state · 1001 – 651 BCE
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 715 – 656 BCE
Alba Longa · state · 1201 – 673 BCE
Philistia · state · 1175 – 604 BCE
Kāśī · state · 1001 – 601 BCE
Colonies in antiquity · state · 700 – 616 BCE
Parsua · state · 861 – 601 BCE
Janapada · state · 1101 – 601 BCE
Deng · state · 1201 – 678 BCE
Hua · state · 771 – 627 BCE

and 5 more in the atlas.

Born in the 7th century BCE

The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.

Laozi · philosopher · 604 – 501 BCE
Aesop · philosopher · 620 – 564 BCE
Thales of Miletus · philosopher · 626 – 543 BCE
Sappho · composer · 651 – 568 BCE
Zoroaster · prophet · 628 – 551 BCE
Solon · philosopher · 638 – 560 BCE
Anaximander · astronomer · 620 – 547 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar II · monarch · 642 – 561 BCE
Ashurbanipal · ruler · 685 – 631 BCE
Archilochus of Paros · poet · 688 – 645 BCE
Hecataeus of Miletus · writer · 601 – 475 BCE
Alcaeus of Mytilene · politician · 631 – 560 BCE
Josiah · ruler · 648 – 609 BCE
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus · monarch · 601 – 495 BCE
Ancus Marcius · politician · 675 – 616 BCE
Servius Tullius · politician · 601 – 534 BCE
Jehoiakim · ruler · 634 – 598 BCE
Nabonidus · ruler · 615 – 538 BCE
Zedekiah · ruler · 617 – 550 BCE
Amasis II · statesperson · 611 – 526 BCE
Jeconiah · ruler · 616 – 561 BCE
Amon of Judah · monarch · 664 – 640 BCE
Maya · person · 601 BCE
Jehoahaz of Judah · ruler · 633 – 609 BCE

and 80 more in the atlas.

States of the 7th century BCE

Every state that stood at some time in the 7th century BCE, by region, the best known first.

Europe13 states

Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE
Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
Roman Kingdom · 753 – 509 BCE
Cimmerians · 900 – 601 BCE
Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
Scythia · 800 – 400 BCE
Alba Longa · 1201 – 673 BCE
Latin League · 651 – 338 BCE
Colonies in antiquity · 700 – 616 BCE

and 1 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa34 states

Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
Assyria · 2025 – 609 BCE
Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
Babylonia · 1901 – 539 BCE
Kingdom of Judah · 930 – 586 BCE
Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
Lydia · 1200 – 546 BCE
Urartu · 861 – 590 BCE
Phrygia · 900 – 676 BCE
Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE

and 22 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia19 states

Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE
Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
Kosala · 701 – 501 BCE
Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
Vajjika League · 701 – 401 BCE
Videha · 851 – 501 BCE
Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
Surasena · 701 – 301 BCE
Asmaka · 701 – 425 BCE
Matsya · 701 – 301 BCE

and 7 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia27 states

Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE
Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE
Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
Imperial House of Japan · 660 BCE
Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
Eastern Zhou · 771 – 256 BCE
Jin (Chinese state) · 1101 – 376 BCE
Wu · 901 – 473 BCE

and 15 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania3 states

Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
Olmecs · 650 – 351 BCE
Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE

Location unknown23 states

Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
Pradyota dynasty · 682 – 544 BCE
Parsua · 861 – 601 BCE
Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
Deng · 1201 – 678 BCE
Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
Hua · 771 – 627 BCE
Dai (Spring and Autumn period) · 1001 – 457 BCE
Huang · 1001 – 648 BCE

and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.

Its decades and years

The decades and years with a page of their own.

Open in the atlas

On the timeline, 701 BCE – 601 BCE: every state, war and life of the 7th century BCE, region by region.
On the map in 651 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.