701
| Years: 697 698 699 700 - 701 - 702 703 704 705 | |
| Decades: 670s 680s 690s - 700s - 710s 720s 730s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- September 30 - John VI succeeds Sergius I as Pope.
- Achila succeeds his grandfather Egica as king of the Visigoths.
- Liutpert succeeds his father Perctarit as king of the Lombards
- Raginpert overthrows Liutpert and becomes king of the Lombards. He dies soon after, and his son Aripert succeeds him.
- Emperor Shomu of Japan
- Li Po, Chinese poet
- September 8 - Pope Sergius I
- Egica, king of the Visigoths
- Raginpert, king of the Lombards