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The year '''612 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 142 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 612 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 '''612 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 142 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 612 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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* [[Ashur-uballit II]] attempts to keep the [[Assyria]]n state alive by establishing himself as king at [[Harran]]. | * [[Ashur-uballit II]] attempts to keep the [[Assyria]]n state alive by establishing himself as king at [[Harran]]. | ||
* [[King Kuang of Zhou]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]]. | * [[King Kuang of Zhou]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]]. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[Sinsharishkun]], Assyrian king | * [[Sinsharishkun]], Assyrian king | ||
Latest revision as of 18:23, 9 December 2025
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Events
- Battle of Nineveh: An allied army of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Susianians besieges and conquers Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sinsharishkun, King of Assyria, is killed in the sacking.
- Babylon, capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Nineveh.
- Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the Assyrian state alive by establishing himself as king at Harran.
- King Kuang of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
Deaths
- Sinsharishkun, Assyrian king
References
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