Culture & Society in the 7th century BC

20 sourced entries, 696 BCE to 600 BCE, oldest first. Also see Culture & Society across every century or everything else in the 7th century BC.

• 696 BCE696 BC—Pantacles of Athens wins the stadion race at the 21st Olympic Games.source
• 694 BCE694 BC—Duke Xiang of Qi and Duke Huan of Lu meet at Luo(濼). Duke Huan of Lu and his wife, Wen Jiang goes to Qi.source
• 692 BCE692 BC—Karib'il Watar of Saba' is recorded as having given "gifts" (tribute) to King Sennacherib of Assyria.source
• 692 BCE692 BC—Pantacles wins the stadion race for a second time and the diaulos at the 22nd Olympic Games.source
• 690 BCE690 BC—Duke Xiang of Qi, Duke Xuan of Chen, Zheng-zi Ying met at Chui(垂).source
• 690 BCE690 BC—Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)source
• 676 BCECallisthenes of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 26th Olympic Games.source
• 666 BCEOne theory is that this is the year Psammitichus I ascended the throne.source
• 650 BCEWine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is begun, finished in 625 BC. It is now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.source
• 647 BCEAshurbanipal and his Queen in the Garden, from the palace at Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq), is made. It is now at the British Museum, London.source
• 635 BCE635 BC—Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date)source
• 628 BCETraditional date of the foundation of Selinus by Megara Hyblaea.source
• 625 BCEA wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is finished, having been begun in 650 BC.source
• 608 BCE608 BC—Birth of Peisistratus, ruler of Athenssource
• 603 BCEIn the Babylonian calendar, the Babylonian New Year of Nisannu 1 falls on January 14–15. March; the full moon in Nisannu on the 27–28 March and the 1st Tašritu on the 6–7 October.source
• 600 BCEKouros (representation of a male youth) begins to be made, being finished in 580 BC (approximate date).source
• 600 BCEArchaic period of sculpture begins in Greece (approximate date).source
• 600 BCEPitcher (container) (olpe), from Corinth, is made. It is now at The British Museum, London. (approximate date)source
• 600 BCENaples is founded by the Greeks. (approximate date)source
• 600 BCEZoroaster's religion becomes popular in Persia. (approximate date)source