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650 BCE

Wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is begun, finished in 625 BC. It is now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A climate change occurs in Europe, affecting all the Bronze Age cultures with colder and wetter climate, and tribes from Scandinavia migrate south into the European continent. Second Messenian War ended in 650.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • The city of Ancient Carthage acquires independence from Tyre.source

Conflict & Security

  • Second Messenian War ended in 650.source

Science & Discovery

  • Thales discovered the first theorems related to circles.source

Climate & Environment

  • A climate change occurs in Europe, affecting all the Bronze Age cultures with colder and wetter climate, and tribes from Scandinavia migrate south into the European continent.source

Culture & Society

  • Wine pitcher (oenochoe) from Rhodes is begun, finished in 625 BC. It is now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.source

Deaths

  • Mentuemhat, Theban Egyptian officialsource