title: 622 BC
text: # 622 BC
  
  The year 622 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 132 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 622 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.
  
  ## Births
  
  * Ezekiel, Hebrew prophet (d. c. 570 BC)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * Viscount Cheng of Zhao
  