613

613 in variouscalendars
Gregorian calendar	613; DCXIII
Ab urbe condita	1366
Armenian calendar	62; ԹՎ ԿԲ
Assyrian calendar	5363
Balinese saka calendar	534–535
Bengali calendar	20
Berber calendar	1563
Buddhist calendar	1157
Burmese calendar	−25
Byzantine calendar	6121–6122
Chinese calendar	Nhâm thânNiên (WaterMonkey); 3310 or 3103; — to —; Quý dậu niên (WaterRooster); 3311 or 3104
Coptic calendar	329–330
Discordian calendar	1779
Ethiopian calendar	605–606
Hebrew calendar	4373–4374
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	669–670
-Shaka Samvat	534–535
-Kali Yuga	3713–3714
Holocene calendar	10613
Iranian calendar	9 BP – 8 BP
Islamic calendar	9 BH – 8 BH
Japanese calendar	N/A
Javanese calendar	503–504
Julian calendar	613; DCXIII
Korean calendar	2946
Minguo calendar	1299 beforeROC; Dân tiền 1299 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−855
Seleucid era	924/925AG
Thai solar calendar	1155–1156
Tibetan calendar	Dương thủy hầu niên; (male Water-Monkey); 739 or 358 or −414; — to —; Âm thủy kê niên; (female Water-Rooster); 740 or 359 or −413

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	6th century; 7th century; 8th century;
Decades:	590s; 600s; 610s; 620s; 630s;
Years:	610; 611; 612; 613; 614; 615; 616;

Year613(DCXIII) was acommon year starting on Monday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.The denomination 613 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Domini calendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

EmperorHeracliusmarries his nieceMartina;she becomes empress (Augusta) of theByzantine Empire.This secondmarriageis considered to fall within theprohibited degree of kinship,and is approved by theCatholic ChurchinConstantinople.
January 22–Constantineis crowned co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius and shortly after betrothed to his cousin,Gregoria,daughter ofNicetas.Only 8 months old, Constantine has no real power and his dynastic title is purelyceremonial.
Byzantine–Persian War:Heraclius appoints himselfcommander-in-chief,along with his brotherTheodore(curopalates), to solidify command of the army.^[1]
Battle of Antioch:Heracliusmobilisesa Byzantine expeditionary force toAntioch(Syria), but is completely defeated outside the city by the Persians.Shahin Vahmanzadeganmakes further inroads into Central andWestern Anatolia.^[2]In Syria,Shahrbarazcaptures the cities ofDamascus,ApameaandEmesa.

KingTheuderic IIdies ofdysenteryin theAustrasiancapital ofMetz,while preparing a campaign against his longtime enemy,Chlothar II.His grandmotherBrunhildaattempts to establish a thirdregencyfor her illegitimate great-grandsonSigebert II.
Chlothar II reunites theFrankish Kingdomby ordering the murder of Sigebert II. He accuses Brunhilda, age 70, of killing ten kings of theFranks(according to theLiber Historiae Francorum). She is dragged to death behind a wild horse atAbbeville.

Battle of Chester:KingÆthelfrithofNorthumbriainvadesGwynedd(northwest Wales), in order to route out his old enemy,Edwin of Deira.A unitedBrythonicforce (Gwynedd,Powys,PengwernandDumnonianwarriors) is defeated nearChester.^[3]

Goguryeo–Sui War:EmperorYángdicrosses theLiao Riveragain, and putsManchuriaundersiege.During the campaignYang Xuangan,an official of theSui dynasty,starts a rebellion nearLuoyang.Fearing attacks from two fronts, Yángdi is forced to retreat his army.
Isanapurabecomes the capital of theCambodiankingdom ofChenla(approximate date).

Islam:Muhammadbegins preaching in public. He spreads the message of Islam and encourages a personal devotion to God. Quraysh leaders ofMeccaoppose any change in the traditional tribal and religious customs.

^Walter Emil Kaegi(2003),Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium,Cambridge University Press, p. 75.ISBN 0-521-81459-6
^Foss 1975.
^TheAnglo-Saxon Chronicle(E) records this battle under the year 605, but this is considered incorrect; seeMichael Swanton's translation of theASC(1996, 1998, paperback), page 23, note 2. Between 613/616 is the generally accepted date, as first proposed byCharles Plummer,Venerabilis Beda Opera Historica(1896)

Foss, Clive (October 1975), "The Persians in Asia Minor and the End of Antiquity",The English Historical Review,90(357): 721–747,doi:10.1093/ehr/XC.CCCLVII.721,JSTOR 567292