The year 682 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 72 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 682 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

• Urtaki succeeds Shilnak-Inshushinak as the king of Elam.^[1]
• This is the last year of the reign of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.^{[citation needed]}

• Ripunjaya, the last king of the Brihadratha dynasty, is assassinated by his minister Punika, who puts his son Pradyota on throne.

• Zhou zhuang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.