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12 events on this timeline
  1. Babylon

    Nebuchadnezzar II

    605 BCBabylon (Present-Day Iraq)

    Nabopolassar died in 605 BC and was succeeded as king by his son, Nebuchadnezzar II.

  2. Babylon

    Battle of Carchemish

    605 BCCarchemish

    Egypt, Assyria's ally, continued the war against Babylon for a few years before being decisively defeated by Nabopolassar's crown prince Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish in 605 BC.

  3. Ancient Egypt

    Battle of Carchemish

    605 BCCarchemish

    The Battle of Carchemish has fought about 605 BC between the armies of Egypt allied with the remnants of the army of the former Assyrian Empire against the armies of Babylonia, allied with the Medes, Persians, and Scythians.

  4. Ancient Egypt

    Battle of Hamath

    605 BCHama

    The Battle of Hamath, sometimes called the Battle of Hama, was a battle between the Babylonians and the fleeing remnants of the Egyptian army defeated at Carchemish. It was fought near the ancient city Hamath on the Orontes.

  5. Babylon

    Battle of Hamath

    605 BCHama (Present-Day Syria)

    The Battle of Hamath, sometimes called the Battle of Hama, was a battle between the Babylonians and the fleeing remnants of the Egyptian army defeated at Carchemish. It was fought near the ancient city Hamath on the Orontes.

  6. Assyria

    Battle of Carchemish

    605 BCCarchemish

    During the aftermath, Egypt, along with remnants of the Assyrian army, suffered a defeat at the battle of Carchemish, in 605 BC, after which Assyria seems to have ceased to be an independent entity.

  7. Babylon

    Nebuchadnezzar II

    605 BCBabylon (Present-Day Iraq)

    Nabopolassar died in 605 BC and was succeeded as king by his son, Nebuchadnezzar II.

  8. Babylon

    Battle of Carchemish

    605 BCCarchemish

    Egypt, Assyria's ally, continued the war against Babylon for a few years before being decisively defeated by Nabopolassar's crown prince Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish in 605 BC.

  9. Ancient Egypt

    Battle of Carchemish

    605 BCCarchemish

    The Battle of Carchemish has fought about 605 BC between the armies of Egypt allied with the remnants of the army of the former Assyrian Empire against the armies of Babylonia, allied with the Medes, Persians, and Scythians.

  10. Ancient Egypt

    Battle of Hamath

    605 BCHama

    The Battle of Hamath, sometimes called the Battle of Hama, was a battle between the Babylonians and the fleeing remnants of the Egyptian army defeated at Carchemish. It was fought near the ancient city Hamath on the Orontes.

  11. Babylon

    Battle of Hamath

    605 BCHama (Present-Day Syria)

    The Battle of Hamath, sometimes called the Battle of Hama, was a battle between the Babylonians and the fleeing remnants of the Egyptian army defeated at Carchemish. It was fought near the ancient city Hamath on the Orontes.

  12. Assyria

    Battle of Carchemish

    605 BCCarchemish

    During the aftermath, Egypt, along with remnants of the Assyrian army, suffered a defeat at the battle of Carchemish, in 605 BC, after which Assyria seems to have ceased to be an independent entity.