Years: 610 611 612 613 - 614 - 615 616 617 618

Decades: 580s 590s 600s - 610s - 620s 630s 640s

Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

• The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured.
• The Persians destroy the Ghassanid kingdom.
• The Sudarium of Oviedo is taken from Jerusalem.
• Censored page invades what is now Devon.

Births

• Hilda of Whitby
• Fujiwara no Kamatari

Deaths