628 BC

628 BC refers to the year 628 before the Common Era (BCE) and Anno Domini (AD). It was a year in the pre-Julian Roman calendar. The year marks a point in the 7th century BC, a period characterized by the rise and fall of various empires and the development of early philosophical and religious thought. Due to the nature of dating systems predating standardized calendars, pinpointing specific events to a single year is often an approximation based on historical records, astronomical calculations, and archaeological evidence. While specific globally significant events definitively dated to this year are scarce, 628 BC serves as a chronological marker within broader historical contexts, allowing historians to place events and developments in relative order. Estimations for birth and death dates of notable figures are often attributed to years around this time, depending on the available evidence.