- 12th century BC
Overview
The 12th century BC is the period from 1200 to 1101 BC. Although many human societies were literate in this period, most individual persons mentioned in this article ought to be considered
legend ary rather than historical.Events
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1197 BC — The beginning of first period (1197 BC –982 BC ) bySau Yung 's concept of theI Ching and history.
*1197 BC -Ramses III ofEgypt repels attacks by northern invaders (the "Sea-Peoples").
*1194 BC — The beginning of the legendaryTrojan War .
*1192 BC —Wu Ding king ofShang Dynasty died.
*1191 BC —Menestheus , legendaryKing of Athens , dies during theTrojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephewDemophon , a son ofTheseus . Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after theTrojan War (see1180s BC ).
*1186 BC — End of theNineteenth dynasty of Egypt , start of the Twentieth Dynasty.
*1184 BC ,April 24 — Traditional date for the fall ofTroy ,Asia Minor to theMycenaeans and their allies. This marks the end of theTrojan War ofGreek mythology .
*1181 BC —Menestheus , legendaryKing of Athens and veteran of theTrojan War , dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephewDemophon , a son ofTheseus . Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during theTrojan War (see1190s BC ).
*1180 BC — The last Kassite king, Anllil-nadin-akhe, is defeated by the Elamites
*April 16 ,1178 BC — Asolar eclipse may mark the return ofOdysseus , legendary King ofIthaca , to his kingdom after theTrojan War . He discovers a number of suitors competing to marry his wifePenelope , whom they believe to be a widow, in order to succeed him on the throne. He organizes their slaying and re-establishes himself on the throne.
*1180 BC — Collapse of Hittite power inAnatolia with the destruction of their capitalHattusa .
*1160 BC — Death ofPharaoh Ramesses V , fromsmallpox .
*1159 BC — TheHekla 3 eruption triggers an 18-year period of climatic worsening.
*1154 BC — Death of KingMenelaus ofSparta (estimated date).
*1154 BC — Suicide of exiled QueenHelen ofSparta atRhodes . (estimated date).
*c.1150 BC — End of Egyptian rule in Palestine. Rameses VI last Pharaoh acknowledged.
*1147 BC —Demophon , legendaryKing of Athens and veteran of theTrojan War , dies after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his sonOxyntes .
*1137 BC —Ramses VII begins his reign as the sixth ruler of theTwentieth dynasty of Egypt .
*1135 BC —Oxyntes , legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his elder sonApheidas .
*1134 BC —Apheidas , legendary King of Athens, isassassinated and succeeded by his younger brotherThymoetes after a reign of 1 year.
*1126 BC —Thymoetes , legendary King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his designated heirMelanthus ofPylos , a fifth-generation descendant ofNeleus who had reportedly assisted him in battle against theBoeotia ns.
*1122 BC — Legendary founding date of the city ofPyongyang .
*c.1120 BC — destruction ofTroy VIIb1
*1115 BC —Zhou cheng wang becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty ofChina .
*1115 BC —Tiglath-Pileser I becomes king ofAssyria .
*1110 BC — Cadiz (Gadir) founded byPhoenicia ns in southwestern Spain
*1100 BC —Tiglath-Pileser I ofAssyria conquers theHittites .
*c.1100 BC — TheDorians supposedly invadeGreece .
*c.1100 BC — Beginning of the proto-Villanovan culture innorthern Italy .
*c.1100 BC —Mycenaean civilization ends. Start of GreekArchaic Period .
*c.1100 BC — TheNew Kingdom inEgypt comes to an end.*
Elamite invaders loot art treasures fromMesopotamia and carry them inSusa .ignificant persons
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Amenemses ,Pharaoh of theNineteenth Dynasty ofEgypt (1202 BC –1199 BC)
*1180 BC — Birth ofRamesses III of Egypt
*1153 BC — Death ofpharaoh Ramesses III ofEgypt
*1146 BC —Nebuchadnezzar I becomes king ofBabylon
*1116 BC — Death ofKing Wu of Zhou , King of theZhou Dynasty (1122 BC –256 BC ) ofChina Inventions, discoveries, introductions
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1100s BC —Alphabet developed by Phoenicians.Decades and years
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