+**688** was a [common year](/wiki/common_year) of the [Julian calendar](/wiki/julian_calendar), unfolding in the heart of the Early Middle Ages. It marked a period of evolving empires and shifting cultural tides across vast landscapes.
+## See also
+- [7th Century](/wiki/7th_century)
+- [Byzantine Empire](/wiki/byzantine_empire)
+- [Medieval History](/wiki/medieval_history)
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