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Sîn-šar-iškun
7th century BC – 612 BC
Sovereign
Sîn-šar-iškun (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒀭𒌍𒌋𒌋𒃻𒌦, romanized: Sîn-šar-iškun or Sîn-šarru-iškun, meaning "Sîn has established the king") was the penultimate k…
Ancus Marcius
675 BC – 616 BC
Politician
Ancus Marcius (Classical Latin: [ˈaŋkʊs ˈmaːrkiʊs]) was the legendary fourth king of Rome, who traditionally reigned for 24 years. Upon the death of the previou…
Aššur-etil-ilāni
7th century BC – 627 BC
Sovereign
Aššur-etil-ilāni, also spelled Ashur-etel-ilani and Ashuretillilani (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒉪𒅅𒀭𒈨𒌍, romanized: Aššur-etil-ilāni, meaning "Ashur is the l…
Ashurbanipal
685 BC – 631 BC
Sovereign, Book collector
Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized: Aššur-bāni-apli, meaning "Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire f…
Phraortes
7th century BC – 633 BC
Historical figure
Phraortes, son of Deioces, was the second king of the Median kingdom. Like his father Deioces, Phraortes started wars against Assyria, but was defeated and kil…
Amon of Judah
664 BC – 640 BC
Monarch
Amon of Judah was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account, succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah. Amon is most remembered for his id…
Teispes
— – 640 BC
Sovereign
Teïspes (from Greek Τεΐσπης, Teispēs; in Old Persian: 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁 Čišpiš; Akkadian: 𒅆𒅖𒉿𒅖 Šîšpîš, Elamite: Zi-iš-pi-iš) ruled Anshan in 675–640 BC. He was t…
Tullus Hostilius
710 BC – 642 BC
Politician
Tullus Hostilius (Classical Latin: [ˈtʊlːʊs (h)ɔsˈtiːliʊs]; r. c. 672 BC – 640 BC) was the legendary third King of Rome. He succeeded Numa Pompilius and was suc…
Archilochus
680 BC – 645 BC
Poet, Writer, Epigrammatist, Elegist
Archilochus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίλοχος Arkhílokhos; c. 680 – c. 645 BC) was an iambic poet of the Archaic period from the island of Paros. He is celebrated for…
Gyges of Lydia
— – 652 BC
Ruler
Gyges (reigned c. 680–644 BC) was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transfo…
Tantamani
8th century BC – 653 BC
Politician
Tantamani (Ancient Egyptian: tnwt-jmn; Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒌨𒁕𒈠𒉌𒂊, romanized: Tanṭammanē; Ancient Greek: Τεμένθης, romanized: Teménthēs), also known as…
Ashur-uballit II
— – 7th century BC
Sovereign
Aššur-uballiṭ II, also spelled Assur-uballit II and Ashuruballit II (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒌑𒋾𒆷, romanized: Aššur-uballiṭ, meaning "Ashur has kept alive"…
Necho I
7th century BC – 664 BC
Sovereign
Menkheperre Necho I (Egyptian: Nekau, Greek: Νεχώς Α' or Νεχώ Α', Akkadian: Nikuu or Nikû) (? – 664 BCE near Memphis) was a ruler of the ancient Egyptian city o…
Taharqa
8th century BC – 664 BC
Statesperson
Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒋻𒄣𒌑, romanized: Tarqû; Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, romanized: Tīrhāqā; Manetho's Τάρακος, Tárakos;…
Esarhaddon
8th century BC – 669 BC
Sovereign
Esarhaddon, also spelled Essarhaddon, Assarhaddon and Ashurhaddon (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀭𒊹𒉽𒀸, also 𒀭𒊹𒉽𒋧𒈾 Aššur-aḫa-iddina, meaning "Ashur has given…
Numa Pompilius
753 BC – 671 BC
Politician, Ancient Roman priest
Numa Pompilius (Classical Latin: [ˈnʊma pɔmˈpɪliʊs]; c. 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-ye…
Deioces
705s BC – 675 BC
Ruler
Deioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity located in the Iranian plateau. His name has been mentioned in different for…
Sennacherib
745 BC – 681 BC
Sovereign
Sennacherib (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀭𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢, romanized: Sîn-aḫḫī-erība or Sîn-aḫḫē-erība, meaning "Sîn has replaced the brothers") was the king of the Neo-…
Achaemenes
8th century BC – 7th century BC
Sovereign
Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs; Latin: Achaemenēs) was the progenitor (apical ancestor) and eponymous fo…
Ariaramnes
— – 7th century BC
Sovereign
Ariaramnes (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴 Ariyāramna; "peace of the Arya") was a great-uncle of Cyrus the Great and the great-grandfather of Darius I, and perha…