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| Gregorian calendar | 644 BC DCXLIII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 110 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 21 |
| - Pharaoh | Psamtik I, 21 |
| Ancient Greek era | 34th Olympiad (victor )¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4107 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1236 |
| Berber calendar | 307 |
| Buddhist calendar | −99 |
| Burmese calendar | −1281 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4865–4866 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2053 or 1993 — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 2054 or 1994 |
| Coptic calendar | −927 – −926 |
| Discordian calendar | 523 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −651 – −650 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3117–3118 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −587 – −586 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2457–2458 |
| Holocene calendar | 9357 |
| Iranian calendar | 1265 BP – 1264 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1304 BH – 1303 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1690 |
| Minguo calendar | 2555 before ROC 民前2555年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2111 |
| Thai solar calendar | −101 – −100 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) −517 or −898 or −1670 — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) −516 or −897 or −1669 |
The year 644 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 110 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 644 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.
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Alyattes, sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes and grandson of Ardys. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus. A battle between his forces and those of Cyaxares, king of Media, was interrupted by the solar eclipse of 28 May 585 BC. After this, a truce was agreed and Alyattes married his daughter Aryenis to Astyages, the son of Cyaxares. The alliance preserved Lydia for another generation, during which it enjoyed its most brilliant period. Alyattes continued to wage a war against Miletus for many years but eventually he heeded the Delphic Oracle and rebuilt a temple, dedicated to Athena, which his soldiers had destroyed. He then made peace with Miletus.
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland İzmir. The language of its population, known as Lydian, was a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. Its capital was Sardis.
The 7th century BC began the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC.
The 8th century BC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC. The 8th century BC is a period of great change for several historically significant civilizations. In Egypt, the 23rd and 24th dynasties lead to rule from Nubia in the 25th Dynasty. The Neo-Assyrian Empire reaches the peak of its power, conquering the Kingdom of Israel as well as nearby countries.
This article concerns the period 719 BC – 710 BC.
Gyges was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings. The dates of his reign are uncertain but it has been calculated as lasting from around 680 to 644 BCE. He was a bodyguard of his predecessor Candaules whom he assassinated in order to seize the throne. His action was approved by the Delphic Oracle and that decision prevented civil war in Lydia. Once established on the throne, Gyges devoted himself to consolidating his kingdom and making it a military power.
The Cimmerians or Kimmerians; were a nomadic Indo-European people, who appeared about 1000 BC and are mentioned later in 8th century BC in Assyrian records. While the Cimmerians were often described by contemporaries as culturally "Scythian", they evidently differed ethnically from the Scythians proper, who also displaced and replaced the Cimmerians.
The year 687 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 67 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 687 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.
The year 657 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 97 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 657 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.
Ashurbanipal, also spelled Assurbanipal, Asshurbanipal and Asurbanipal was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Esarhaddon in 668 BC to his own death in 631 BC. The fourth king of the Sargonid dynasty, Ashurbanipal is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria.
The Lydians were Anatolian people living in Lydia, a region in western Anatolia, who spoke the distinctive Lydian language, an Indo-European language of the Anatolian group.
The year 675 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 79 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 675 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.
Madyes or Madius, was the Scythian king who ruled in the 7th century BCE.
Ardys was the son of Gyges of Lydia, whom he succeeded as the second king of the Mermnad dynasty.
Tugdamme or Dugdammi was a Cimmerian king of the mid-seventh century BC.
Treri is the name of a Thracian tribe. They are mentioned by Strabo.
The prehistory of Anatolia stretches from the Paleolithic era through to the appearance of classical civilisation in the middle of the 1st millennium BC. It is generally regarded as being divided into three ages reflecting the dominant materials used for the making of domestic implements and weapons: Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. The term Copper Age (Chalcolithic) is used to denote the period straddling the stone and Bronze Ages.
The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt dynasty was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC. The dynasty's reign is also called the Saite Period after the city of Sais, where its pharaohs had their capital, and marks the beginning of the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
Iškuza, or Scythian kingdom was a military and political entity created by Scythians in the 7th-6th centuries BCE in Western Asia. The exact boundaries and form of statehood remain uncertain. The center is usually stated as being located in Transcaucasia, the western part of modern Azerbaijan or northwestern Iran, specifically in the Lake Urmia region.
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