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627 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. | | c. 627 BC | Assyria, Neo-Assyrian Empire [administration] | The death of King Ashurbanipal of Assyria marks the start of the disintegration of Assyria's last period of greatness as it finds itself overextended and without allies. | | c. 627 BC | Assyria, Neo-Assyrian Empire [births and deaths] | Ashurbanipal, last great king of Assyria (668–c. 627 BC), who created, at Nineveh, the first ancient library in the Middle East, dies (c. 63). |
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