617 BC

Summary

617 BC is a year BC^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of year_bc entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 617 BC's instance of is recorded as year BC^[3].
• 617 BC's follows is recorded as 618 BC^[4].
• 617 BC's followed by is recorded as 616 BC^[5].
• 617 BC's part of is recorded as 610s BC^[6].
• 617 BC's point in time is recorded as -0617-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].
• 617 BC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:617 BC^[8].
• 617 BC's category for births in this time period is recorded as Category:617 BC births^[9].
• 617 BC's category for deaths in this time period is recorded as Category:617 BC deaths^[10].

Why It Matters

617 BC ranks in the top 5% of year_bc entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]