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625 BCE

Cyaxares becomes king of the Medes (approximate date). Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece (approximate date). A wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is finished, having been begun in 650 BC.

Conflict & Security

  • Cyaxares becomes king of the Medes (approximate date)source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece (approximate date).source

Culture & Society

  • A wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is finished, having been begun in 650 BC.source

Deaths

  • Yuan Taotu, diplomat of the Chinese state of Chensource