Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC - 1280s BC - 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC
1280s BC - Events and trends.
1285 BC - Battle of Kadesh: Rameses II, Pharaoh of Egypt is almost defeated by Muwatallis of the Hittites.
1282 BC - Pandion II, legendary King of Athens, dies after a nominal reign of 25 years. He reportedly only reigned in Megara while Athens and the rest of Attica we ...
Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC
Decades: 1380s BC 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC 1340s BC - 1330s BC - 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC
1330s BC - Events and trends.
1336 BC - Pharaoh Akhenaton of Egypt names Smenkhkare as a co-ruler.
1334 BC/1333 BC - Tutankhaten becomes Pharaoh of Egypt and marries Ankhesenpaaten, daughter and wife of his predecessor Akhenaton.
1331 BC - Pharaoh Tutankhaten of Egypt renames himself to Tut ...
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: 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC - 1260s BC - 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC
1260s BC - Events and trends.
1269 BC - Ramses II, king of ancient Egypt, and Hattusilis III, king of the Hittites, sign the earliest known peace treaty.
The approximate date traditionally offered for the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1340s BC 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC - 1290s BC - 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC
1290s BC - Events and trends.
December 15 1290 BC - Seti I, Pharaoh of Egypt dies.
December 15 1290 BC - Ramses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.
Destruction of Troy VIIa, most likely candidate for a historical event underlying the legendary Trojan War.
1290s BC - Si ...
Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC
Decades: 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC - 1270s BC - 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC
1270s BC - Events and trends.
1270s BC - Significant people.
Category: 1270s BC
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Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC
Decades: 1350s BC 1340s BC 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC - 1300s BC - 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC
1300s BC - Events and trends.
Cecrops II, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Pandion II. Pandion II was later driven into exile from Athens by the sons of Cecrops II's brother (or possibly nephew) Metion, so that Metion could take power. Pandion II fled to Me ...
Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC
Decades: 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC 1340s BC 1330s BC - 1320s BC - 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC
1320s BC - Events and trends.
Egypt: End of Eighteenth Dynasty, start of Nineteenth Dynasty (1320 BC)
1320s BC - Significant people.
1323 BC - Death of Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
1320 BC - Birth of later Pharaoh Ramses II of Egypt (approximate date) ...
