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626 BC| c. 900 BC–c. 500 BC | Central America [everyday life] | La Venta becomes the major centre of the second phase of Olmec civilization in Mexico. The site of San Lorenzo is abandoned, possibly in a violent overthrow of the local elite, or possibly for religious reasons. La Venta is a ceremonial or elite centre, supported by a large agricultural population. It has a large main pyramid in addition to smaller ones. | | 626 BC | Palestine, Neo-Assyrian Empire [literature and language] | According to the Old Testament, the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah (credited with writing Lamentations and the Book of Jeremiah) warns his countrymen of a disaster that is about to befall them, in an invective full of phrases that have survived to become part of European literature. His warning refers to the Captivity, in which Jewish deportees are exiled to Babylon. The Hebrew prophets Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk are also active at this time. | | 626 BC | Scythia, Palestine, Syria, Neo-Assyrian Empire [wars] | The Scythians pour down through Syria and Palestine, helping to weaken Assyria, annihilating the Philistines, and reaching the borders of Egypt. |
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