Decades: 560s 570s 580s 590s 600s - 610s - 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s

Years: 605 606 607 608 609 - 610 - 611 612 613 614 615

• October 4 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, otherthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor.
• The archangel Gabriel appears to Muhammad (according to Islamic belief).
• Avars try to invade Italy.
• Gundemar succeeds Witteric as king of the Visigoths.
• The Pantheon is consecrated to the Virgin Mary and all saints (possibly 609).

Deaths

• Phocas, Byzantine emperor (murdered by mob)
• Witteric, king of the Visigoths.

• 610 (telephone)\n