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638 BC—Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens (approximate date) [2] 637 BC—Death of Ardys, Lydia [1] 637 BC—Death of Duke Xiang of Song, China; 635 BC—Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date) 635 BC—Death of Sadyattes, Lydia [1] 634 BC—Birth of Jehoiakim, 18th king of Judah (approximate date)
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...
Muhammad (veiled face) advancing on Mecca. Year 630 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.The denomination 630 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 Islamic calendar is introduced by Abu Musa al-Asha'ari. He convinces Umar I to make notes of an era for Muslims. He convinces Umar I to make notes of an era for Muslims. March 22 – Year 0 of the Burmese calendar , based on the Chula Sakarat , is also used in the mainland of Southeast Asia .
Its main role throughout its history was the transport of grain to the capital. 618: June 18: Tang dynasty is founded in China. The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for almost 300 years. 622: 9 September – 23 September: Muhammad migrates from Mecca to Medina. Event will have designated first year of the Islamic calendar ...
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
"It is worth a library of books on the subject of history" (G. McCloskie, L.L.D. Professor of Natural History at Princeton College) "Indicates at a glance the date, progress, and synchronism of historical events, as clearly as could be learned in days and weeks in ordinary historical works" (A.D. Hager, Secretary, Chicago Historical Society)
The tabular Byzantine calendar is used to calculate the date of Easter. It dates back to AD 284, when the new moon fell on the fifth epagemonal day of the Alexandrian calendar (28 August). Eusebius (vii.32) recounts that Anatolius of Laodicea was the first to arrange the 19-years cycle (when the new moon returns to the same Julian date) for ...