title: 624 BC
text: # 624 BC
  
  The year 624 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 130 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 624 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
  
  * Thales, Greek scientist and philosopher (approximate date) (d. c. 546 BC)
  