Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century Decades: 560s 570s 580s 590s 600s - 610s - 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s Years: 605 606 607 608 609 - 610 - 611 612 613 614 615 Events 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). Births Deaths Phocas, Byzantine emperor (murdered by mob) Witteric, king of the Visigoths. See also: 610 (telephone)\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.