610

This article is about the year 610.

Byzantine Empire

 * — arrives by ship from Africa at, overthrows   and becomes Emperor.  His first major act is to change the official language of the  from  to  (already the language of the vast majority of the population).  Because of this, after AD 610 the East Roman Empire is customarily referred to as the  (the term Byzantine is a modern term invented by historians in the ; the people of the Empire itself always referred to themselves as "Ρωμιούς").(in English=Romious)

Europe

 * The try to invade.
 * succeeds as king of the.
 * The begin to settle in the.

Arts and Sciences

 * technology is imported into from China by Korean Buddhist priest, Dam Jing.

Religion

 * According to ic belief the first appears to, reciting to him the first verses of t  (al-`Alaq) and thus beginning the revelation of the  (approximate date).
 * and begin  work in.
 * becomes.

Deaths

 * , (murdered by mob)
 * , king of the