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691 BC

691 BC

Calendar year


The year 691 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 63 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 691 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Assyrian Empire

  • King Sennacherib of Assyria razes Babylon (or 689 BC).
  • Sennacherib defeats Humban-nimena of Elam in the Battle of Halule.

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