Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC - 1200s BC - 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC 1150s BC
1200s BC - Events and trends.
1204 BC - Theseus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed after a reign of 30 years and succeeded by Menestheus, great-grandson of Erichthonius II of Athens and second cousin of Theseus' father Aegeus. Menestheus is reportedly assisted by Castor and Polydeuces of Sparta, who want ...
Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC - 1240s BC - 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC
1240s BC - Events and trends.
1240s BC - Significant people.
Category: 1240s BC
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Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC - 1250s BC - 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC
1250s BC - Events and trends.
September 7, 1251 BC - A solar eclipse at this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.
1250 BCE Wu Ding emporer of Shang Dynasty to 1192 BCE.
1250s BC - Significant people.
Wu Ding Shang Dynasty ...
Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC - 1220s BC - 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC
1220s BC - Events and trends.
1221 BC - Pharaoh Merneptah defeats a Libyan invasion
1220s BC - Significant people.
1225 BC - Birth of legendary Helen to King Tyndareus of Sparta and his wife Leda. (estimated date).
1224 BC - Death of Ramses II of Egyp ...
Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades: 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC - 1160s BC - 1150s BC 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC
1160s BC - Events and trends.
Death of Pharaoh Ramses V, from smallpox (1160 BC)
The Curse of Greyface and the start of the Discordian calendar (1166 BC)
1160s BC - Significant people.
Ramses V
Greyface
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Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades: 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC - 1180s BC - 1170s BC 1160s BC 1150s BC 1140s BC 1130s BC
1180s BC - Events and trends.
April 24 1184 BC - Traditional date of the fall of Troy.
1181 BC - Menestheus, legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade earli ...
Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades: 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC - 1170s BC - 1160s BC 1150s BC 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC
1170s BC - Events and trends.
April 16, 1178 BC - A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom after the Trojan War. He discovers a number of suitors competing to marry his wife Penelope, whom they believe to be a widow, in order to succeed him on the throne. He o ...
Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades: 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC - 1190s BC - 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC 1150s BC 1140s BC
1190s BC - Events and trends.
1197 BC - The beginning of first period (1197 BC - 982 BC) by Sau Yung's concept of the I Ching and history.
1194 BC - The beginning of the legendary Trojan War.
1191 BC - Menestheus, legendary King of Athens, dies during the Trojan War after a reign of 23 year ...
Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades: 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC - 1150s BC - 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC 1100s BC
1150s BC - Events and trends.
1159 BC - Global "tree ring event" (period of arrested tree growth) lasting for 18 years
1154 BC - Death of King Menelaus of Sparta (estimated date).
1154 BC - Suicide of exiled Queen Helen of Sparta at Rhodes. (estimated date).
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Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC - 1210s BC - 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC
1210s BC - Events and trends.
1213 BC - Theseus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed and succeeded by Menestheus, great-grandson of Erechtheus and second cousin of Theseus' father Aegeus. Menestheus is reportedly assisted by Castor and Polydeuces of Sparta, who want to reclaim their sister Helen from her fi ...
