620 BC
# 620 BC

The year 620 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 134 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 620 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.

## Events

* The Etruscans took over Rome.

## Births

* Aesop, Greek fable writer (approximate date)
* Alcaeus of Mytilene, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island
* Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Sages of Greece (approximate date)
* Sappho, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island (approximate date)
