Unreferenced date December 2009 Centurybox 5 The 5th centuryBC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC . Overview Image ac.parthenon5.jpg thumb 300px The Parthenon of Athens seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. Location 23 43 35.69 E 37 58 17.39 N This century saw the beginning ... which would continue all the way through the 4th centuryBC 4th century until the time of Alexander the Great . Ancient Greece Ancient Greek philosophy developed during the 5th centuryBC, setting the foundation for Western ideology. In Athens and elsewhere in the Mediterranean world, the 5th century ... , 1st century AD, Mus e Guimet . 498 BC death of Amyntas I of Macedon Amyntas I , king of Macedon ... early 5th century . Decades and years Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 5th CenturyBc Category 1st millennium BC 5 Category 5th centuryBC Category Centuries 95 af 5de eeu v.C. an Sieglo V aC ast .... The century was also notable for the Persian Wars , fought between the Greek cities, and the vast ... it to the ground, only to be defeated later on land at Plataea . In the latter part of the century .... It was also during this century that Kapisa kingdom was discovered, which is now a province in modern ... ancient Egypt 490s BC 499 BC Aristagoras , acting on behalf of the Achaemenid Empire Persian Empire , leads a failed attack on the rebellious island of Naxos, Greece Naxos . 499 BC Aristagoras instigates the Ionic Revolt , beginning the Persian Wars between Greece and Persia. 499 BC Sardis destroyed by Athenian and Ionian troops. 498 BC Lentini Leontini subjugated by Hippocrates of Gela . 498 BC ... . 496 BC Battle of Lake Regillus A legendary early Roman Republic Roman victory, won over either the Etruscan civilization Etruscan s or the Latin s. 496 BC Sophocles is born. 495 BC Temple to Mercury mythology Mercury on the Circus Maximus in Rome is built. 494 BC The Battle of Lade , where Persian Empire Persians take back Ionia . 494 BC Two tribune tribunes of the plebs and two aedile plebeian ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Bccenturyinbox in? in poetry cpa cpb 7th centuryBC c 6th centuryBC cn1 5th centuryBC Ancient Greece Poets by date of birth Anacreon c. 570 BCE , Teos Xenophanes of Colophon city Colophon c. 570 480 BCE Phocylides b. c. 560 BCE Simonides of Ceos c. 556 469 BCE Hipponax of Ephesus floruit fl. 540 BCE Aeschylus 525 456 BCE Pindar c. 522 518 in Cynoscephalae 443 BCE in Argos Bacchylides born c. 507 BCE Dates unknown Ibycus , flourished in Rhegium Aesop Theognis of Megara Corinna Works Middle East Poets Jeremiah of Anathoth , writing in Hebrew Works Psalms Book of Jeremiah Book of Lamentations China Poets by date of birth Works South Asia Poets Approximate date of Vyasa Works Approximate date of the Mahabharata DEFAULTSORT 6th CenturyBc In Poetry Category Years in poetry Category 6th centuryBC Poetry ... more details
Centurybox 23 The 23rd centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 2300 BC to 2201 BC. Events Image PepiIIPyramid.jpg thumb 250px Ruins of the pyramid complex of Pepi II, the longest reigning monarch in recorded history Note that per WP DATE, years before 1700 BC should link to the relevant century .... 24th centuryBC 2334 BC 2279 BC short chronology Sargon of Akkad s conquest of Mesopotamia . 2333 BC Beginning of the Gojoseon , the first dynasty and government system in Korea . c. 2300 BC Bronze Age starts. c. 2300 BC 2184 BC Disk of Enheduanna , from Ur , modern Muqaiyir , Iraq is made. It is now ... builder in recorded history 2279 BC Death of Sargon I Decades and years Empty section date July 2010 References Reflist Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 23rd CenturyBc Category 3rd millennium BC 7 Category 23rd centuryBC Category Centuries 77 bg 23 . . . bs 23. vijek p.n.e. ca Segle ... , Philadelphia . c. 2300 BC 2200 BC Head of a man from Nineveh modern Kuyunjik , Iraq is made. It is now in Iraq Museum , Baghdad . c. 2300 BC Canal Bahr Yusuf current name is created when the waterway .... c. 2288 BC 2224 2194 BC Pepy II and his mother, Queen Merye ankhnes , Sixth dynasty of Egypt , is made. It is now at The Brooklyn Museum of Art , New York . c. 2285 BC Enheduanna , high priestess of the moon god Nanna in Ur , was born. c. 2278 BC Pharaoh Pepi II starts to rule other date is 2383 BC . c. 2254 BC 2218 BC Stela of Naram Sin , probably from Sippar , discovered in Susa modern Shush , Iran , is made. It is now in Mus e du Louvre , Paris . c. 2250 BC Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in Central America. c. 2240 BC Akkad , capital of the Akkadian Empire , becomes the largest city ... first Matt T accessdate 2009 11 11 ref c. 2220 BC Scord of Brouster farmstead established in Shetland , Scotland c. 2215 BC Comet Hale Bopp appeared. A Guti Mesopotamia Guti army swept down from ... , the capital of Akkad , and destroyed it thoroughly. c. 2300 BC Metals started to be used in Northern ... more details
Centurybox 15 The 15th centuryBC is a century which lasted from 1500 BC to 1401 BC. Events Image Thutmosis ... tot Euphrates . c. 1469 BC In the Battle of Megiddo 15th centuryBC Battle of Megiddo , Egypt defeats Canaan Low Chronology . 1460s BC c. 1460 BC The Kassites overrun Babylonia and found a dynasty there that lasts for 576 years and nine months. 1446 BC April 25 ref http www.biblearchaeology.org ... 15th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 5 Category 15th centuryBC Category Centuries 85 be 15 ... 1504 BC 1492 BC Ancient Egypt Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant . 1500 BC 1400 BC The Rigveda was composed around this time. 1500 BC 1400 BC The Battle of the Ten Kings took place around this time. 1500 BC Coalescence of a number of cultural traits including undecorated pottery, megalithic burials ... peninsula . 1490s BC c. 1490 BC Cranaus , legendary King of Athens , is deposed after a reign of 10 years by his son in law Amphictyon of Thessaly , son of Deucalion and Pyrrha . 1487 BC Amphictyon ... by Erichthonius I of Athens , a grandson of Cranaus . 1480s BC c. 1480 BC Queen Hatsheput ... Firaun waktu Israel meninggalkan Mesir oleh Douglas Petrovich ref or 1444 BC Date given in the Hebrew Bible for the exodus of Israel from Egypt. 1437 BC Legendary King Erichthonius I of Athens dies after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his son Pandion I . 1430 BC 1160 BC Hittites Hittite New Kingdom established. 1430 BC 1178 BC Beginning of Hittite empire . c. 1420 BC Crete conquered by Mycenae start of the Mycenaean period . First Linear B tablets. 1400 BC In Crete the use of bronze helmets discovery at Knossos . 1400 BC Palace of Minos destroyed by fire. 1400s BC c. 1400 BC Linear A reaches its peak of popularity. 1400s BC c. 1400 BC The height of the Canaan ite town of Ugarit . Myceneans ... Hatshepsut of Egypt , female Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt 18th Dynasty 1498 1480s BC 1483 BC Thutmose III of Egypt , Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt 18th Dynasty 1470s BC 1479 ... more details
Centurybox 7 The 7th centuryBC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC . The Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the Near East during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like Babylon and Egypt . In the last two decades of the century, however, the empire ... of Assyria king of Assyria and conqueror of Babylon 8th centuryBC 705 681 BC Gyges of Lydia reigned ... Iron allegedly discovered in China . 7th centuryBC 4th centuryBC Etruscan cemetery of La Banditaccia ... CenturyBc Category 1st millennium BC 3 Category 7th centuryBC Category Centuries 93 af 7de eeu v.C. ... left the world stage permanently when their capital Nineveh was destroyed in 612 BC. These events ... century. Events Image Assurbanipal als hogepriester.jpg thumb right 250ppx Ashurbanipal , king of Assyria ... right thumb 300px A 16th century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon , by Martin Heemskerck , with Tower of Babel in the background. 700 BC 600 BC Baudhayana Sulbasutra , an orally ... of the Pythagorean theorem , which was likely known to but not stated by Old Babylonian s 1800 BC to 1600 BC . 700 BC The Songguk ri Songguk ri Culture begins in the southern Korean peninsula . c. 601 BC The Medes from Medes Media western Iran and the Scythians from modern Russia and Ukraine invade the northern and eastern parts of Assyria . 699 BC Khallushu succeeds Shuttir Nakhkhunte as king of the Elamite Empire . 697 BC Death of King Huan of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China . 696 BC King Zhuang of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China . 696 BC The Cimmerians ravage Phrygia , possible migration of the Armenians . 691 BC King Sennacherib of Assyria defeats king Humban nimena of Elamite Empire Elam in the Battle of Halule . 690 BC Taharqa , a king of the Twenty fifth dynasty ... date 689 BC King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon . 687 BC Gyges of Lydia Gyges becomes king of Lydia . 687 BC Hezekiah succeeded by Manasseh of Judah Manasseh as king of Kingdom of Judah Judah ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 See also Calamis Calamis floruit fl. 4th centuryBC was a Ancient Greek sculpture Greek sculptor . One of his pupils was Praxias . DEFAULTSORT Calamis Category Hellenistic sculptors Category 4th centuryBC Greek sculptors Category Ancient Greek sculptors Ancient Greek bio stub Greece sculptor stub ... more details
Centurybox 8 The 8th centuryBC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC . Overview The 8th centuryBC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In Egypt , the 23rd and 24th ... 8th centuryBC Earring s, Crown headgear crown and rosette design rosettes , from the tomb of Queen ... of Hinduism , are written around this time. Mid 8th centuryBC Model of temple, found in the Sanctuary ... 705 681 BC Homer exact dates unknown, usually dated to the mid to late 8th centuryBC 740s BC Romulus ... in Ancient Egypt . Decades and years Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 8th CenturyBc Category 1st millennium BC 2 Category 8th centuryBC Category Centuries 92 af 8ste eeu v.C. als 8. Jahrhundert ... is ab urbe condita founded in 753 BC , and the Etruscan civilization expands in Italy. The 8th centuryBC is conventionally taken as the beginning of Classical Antiquity , with the first Olympiad set at 776 BC, and the epics of Homer dated to the period. Iron Age India enters the later Vedic period ... twins Romulus and Remus , the twins added in the 15th century. They were the legendary founders ... in 1988. c. 800 BC c. 700 BC Woman spinning, from Susa modern Shush, Iran Shush , Iran is made. It is now at Mus e du Louvre , Paris. 797 BC Ardysus I becomes king of Lydia . 797 BC Thespieus , Kings ... BC Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad nirari III as king of Assyria . 782 BC Founding of Erebuni ... day Yerevan . 782 BC Death of King Xuan of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty Zhou Dynasty 1122 BC 256 BC of China. 781 BC King You of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty Zhou Dynasty 1122 BC 256 BC of China. 780 BC The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China. 778 BC Agamestor , Kings ... of Athens Aeschylus . 776 BC retrospectively set as the first Olympiad . The history of the Ancient Olympic Games Olympic Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th centuryBC . 774 BC End of the reign of king Pygmalion of Tyre Pygmalion of Tyre Lebanon Tyre . 773 BC Death of Shoshenq III , king ... more details
Centurybox 24 The 24th centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC. Events Image IVC Map.png thumb right 250px Extent and major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization . Note that per WP DATE, years before 1700 BC should link to the relevant century. Thus wikifying any of these years will redirect to this page. Only wikify links to other centuries. c. 29th centuryBC 2900 BC 2334 BC Mesopotamia n wars of the Early Dynastic period continue. c. 2360 BC Hekla 4 eruption. c. 2400 BC 20th centuryBC 2000 BC large painted jar with birds in the border made in the indus river vally civilization and is now at the Boston Art Museum c. 2350 BC End of the Early Dynastic IIIb period in Mesopotamia. c. 2350 BC First destruction of the city of Mari, Syria Mari . c. 2345 BC End of Fifth dynasty of Egypt Fifth Dynasty . Pharaoh Unas died. c. 2345 BC Sixth dynasty of Egypt starts other date is 2460 BC . c. 2340 BC 22nd centuryBC 2180 BC Akkadian Empire . c. 2334 BC 2279 BC Semitic chieftain Sargon of Akkad s conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia. Please keep , his state and the year 2333 out of the facts section. Exceptional claims in Wikipedia require high quality sources. If such sources are not available, the material should not be included. Wikipedia Verifiability Exceptional claims require exceptional sources City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization . Significant persons Urukagina c. 2332 BC Sargon of Akkad starts to rule Enheduanna , daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name Ptahhotep , ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims ... . ref Decades and years Decades and years Centuries References Reflist Category 3rd millennium BC 6 Category 24th centuryBC Category Centuries 76 bg 24 . . . bs 24. vijek p.n.e. ca Segle XXIV ..., founded the state Gojoseon in 2333 BC and ruled it for about 2000 years. Some Koreans think of it as the earliest ... 2333 to the Common Era year. The year 2333 BC and the related myth are sometimes presented matter ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Centurybox 30 The 30th centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 3000 BC to 2901 BC. Events Image Egypte louvre 290.jpg thumb 120px Stele bearing the name of Djet Before 3000 BC Image of a deity, detail from a Cong jade cong recovered from Tomb 12, Fanshan , Yuyao ... 30th CenturyBc Category 3rd millennium BC 0 Category 30th centuryBC Category Centuries 70 Hist ... Museum , Hangzhou . 3000 BC Early agriculture in North Africa 3000 BC 2600 BC Early Harappan period continues in the Indus Valley c. 3000 BC Neolithic period ends 3000 BC Djer , third pharaoh of united Egypt , starts to reign 3000 BC Caral , the first city in the Americas , starts to be built. c. 3000 BC Troy is founded c. 3000 BC Stonehenge begins to be built. In its first version, it consists of a circular ditch and bank, with 56 wooden posts. National Geographic , June 2008 . 3000 BC 2350 BC ... 3000 BC 2000 BC World population about 30 million. Citation needed date February 2007 c. 3000 BC Epidamnos civilization starts c. 3000 BC Cycladic civilization in the Aegean Sea starts c. 3000 BC Minoan civilization starts c. 3000 BC Helladic period starts c. 3000 BC Norte Chico civilization in Northern Peru starts c. 3000 BC The Angono Petroglyphs are carved in the Philippines. c. 3000 BC Aegean Bronze Age starts. c. 3000 BC Middle J mon period starts in Japan . c. 2955 BC Djer , third pharaoh of Egypt , dies c. 2950 BC first definitive use of a Two Ladies Nebty name Nebty name by Egyptian First Dynasty pharaoh, Semerkhet . c. 2920 BC Djet , fourth pharaoh of Egypt . 2900 BC Beginning of the Early ... BC 2000 BC Egyptian hieroglyphs Hieroglyphic writing in Egypt , potter s wheel in China , first pottery in the Americas in Ecuador . c. 3000 BC Sumerians establish cities. 3000 BC Sumerians start to work in various metals. c. 3000 BC Knowledge of Ancient Near East ern grains appears in Ancient China . 3000 BC 2000 BC Settled villages are widespread in Mesoamerica . The shekal was introduced in Mesopotamia ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Bccenturyinbox in? in poetry cpa cpb 2nd centuryBC c 1st centuryBC cn1 1st century Roman republic Roman empire Poets by date of birth Lucretius 94 49 BCE Catullus 84 54 BCE Virgil Oct. 15, 70 Sept. 21, 19 BCE Gallus 69 26 BC , Egypt Horace Dec. 8, 65 Nov. 27, 8 BC Tibullus 54 19 BCE Propertius 50 15 2 BCE , Bevagna Ovid Mar 20, 43 BCE 17 CE Unknown Date Sulpicia I the only woman poet of Ancient Rome whose works survive Meleager of Gadara Works Meleager of Gadara gathers an anthology of short poems and epigrams that would become the basis for the Greek Anthology South Asia Poets by date of birth Works The Pali Canon is first written down estimated The Tolkappiyam , a Tamil language Tamil grammar written in verse China Poets by year of birth Yang Xiong author Yang Xiong 53 BCE 18 CE Yuri of Goguryeo , reigned c. 17 BCE to 18 CE DEFAULTSORT 1st CenturyBc In Poetry Category 1st centuryBC Poetry Category Years in poetry ... more details
Centurybox 17 The 17th centuryBC is a century which lasted from 1700 BC to 1601 BC. Events Image Santorini ... , one possible source of seventeenth centuryBC climatic disturbances c. 1700 BC Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture 1700 BC Belu bani became the King of Assyria . c. 1700 BC Minoan civilization Minoan Old Palace period ends and Minoan Second Palace period starts in Ancient Greece . c. 1700 BC beginning of the Late Minoan civilization Minoan period on Crete . c. 1700 BC Aegean civilization Aegean metalworkers are producing decorative objects rivaling those of Ancient Near East jewelers, whose techniques they seem to borrow. c. 1700 BC Lila Ir Tash started to rule the Elamite Empire . c. 1700 BC Bronze Age starts in China . c. 1700 BC Shang Dynasty starts in China. c. 1700 BC 1450 BC Young girl gathering saffron crocus flowers, detail of wall ... title Vesuvius Avellino, one possible source of seventeenth centuryBC climatic disturbances journal ... BC 3 Category 17th centuryBC Category Centuries 83 be 17 . . bg 17 . . . ... period. It is now kept in Thera Foundation , Petros M. Nomikos , Greece . c. 1698 BC Lila Ir Tash the ruler of the Elamite Empire died. Temti Agun I started to rule the Elamite Empire . 1691 BC Belu bani , the King of Assyria died. c. 1690 BC Temti Agun I , the ruler of the Elamite Empire , died. Tan Uli started to rule the Elamite Empire . 1690 BC Libaia became the King of Assyria . c. 1680 BC Egypt Start of Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt Sixteenth Dynasty . c. 1680 BC Egypt Development of leavened bread date approximate . c. 1670 BC 1673 BC Sharma Adad I became the King of Assyria . c. 1660 BC 1661 BC Iptar Sin became the King of Assyria . c. 1655 BC Tan Uli , the ruler of the Elamite Empire , died. c. 1650 BC The last species of mammoth became extinct on Wrangel Island . c. 1650 BC Egypt Start of the Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt Seventeenth Dynasty . 1640 BC 1649 BC Bazaia became the King ... more details
Eastern hemisphere at the end of the 3rd centuryBC. The 3rd centuryBC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era , Epoch reference ... Brennus 3rd century Brennus , Gaulish chieftain, invades Macedonia in 279 BC The Ptolemaic dynasty ... and years Centuries commons category 3rd centuryBC DEFAULTSORT 3rd CenturyBc Category 1st millennium BC 7 Category 3rd centuryBC Category Centuries 97 af 3de eeu v.C. an Sieglo III aC ast Sieglu ... during the Second Punic War Overview The first few decades of this century were characterized ... empire of China, which was followed in the same century by the long lasting Han dynasty . The Proto ... , Shaanxi , China. 290s BC 299 BC The Samnites , seizing their chance when Rome is engaged on the Lombardy ... and Etruscan civilization Etruscan allies to help them 298 BC The Samnites defeat the Roman Republic ... Samnite War 293 BC The Chinese Qin state State of Qin reduced the threat of the Wei state State ... dynasty Mauryan Empire Theater, Epidauros , is built with later additions 280s BC 281 BC Antiochus ... empire . 280 BC King Pyrrhus of Epirus invades Italy in an attempt to subjugate the Ancient Rome Romans and bring Italy under a new empire ruled by himself. 280 BC Construction of the Colossus of Rhodes is completed 270s BC 279 BC Singidunum and Taurunum , today s Belgrade and Zemun , is founded by Scordisci Celts. 275 BC end of history of Babylon Hellenic period Babylon . After failing to decisively ... , Thrace and Galatia . 273 BC 232E BC Ashoka the Great ruled the Mauryan Empire . 260s BC 264 BC First Punic War breaks out between the Carthaginian Empire and the Roman Republic . 261 BC Antiochus II Theos , 2nd son, at the death of his father becomes emperor of the Seleucid empire . 260 BC Battle ..., one of several monuments built in Teotihuac n 250s BC 258 BC An D ng V ng overthrows the H ng B ng Dynasty in Viet Nam . 257 BC Th c Dynasty takes over Viet Nam. 240s BC 241 BC First Punic ... more details
Centurybox 16 The 16th centuryBC is a century which lasted from 1600 BC to 1501 BC. Events double image ... c.1473 B.C. References Reflist Decades and years Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 16th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 4 Category 16th centuryBC Category Centuries 84 be 16 ... BC 1500 BC Hurrians Hurrian conquests. 1595 BC Sack of Babylon by the Hittites Hittite king Mursilis I . 1570 BC Cretan palaces at Knossos and other centres flourish despite disasters. 1567 BC Egypt ... Eighteenth Dynasty . c. 1550 BC The city of Mycenae , located in the northeast Peloponnesus , comes ... BC Cecrops I builds or rebuilds Athens following the great flood of Deucalion and the end of the Golden ... mythology . 1556 BC Shang Dynasty of China established sup Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project sup . 1550 BC End of Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt , start of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt Eighteenth Dynasty upon the coronation of Ahmose I Low Chronology . 1530 BC End of the First Dynasty of Babylon and the start of the Kassites Kassite Dynasty see History of Iraq . 1525 BC End of Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt . c. 1512 BC The flood of Deucalion , according to O Flaherty , Augustine of Hippo Augustine , Eusebius , and Isidore bishop of Seville . 1506 BC Cecrops I , legendary King of Athens , dies after a reign of 50 years. Having survived his own son, he is succeeded by Cranaus . 1504 BC Egypt started to conquer Nubia and the Levant . c. 1500 BC Many scholars date early parts of the Rig Veda to roughly the 16th century. c. 1500 BC Queen Hatsheput in Egypt Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt 18th Dynasty . c. 1500 BC The element Mercury element Mercury has been discovered in Egypt ian tombs dating from this decade. c. 1500 BC Settlers from Crete , Greece move to Miletus , Turkey . c. 1500 BC Early traces of Maya civilization developing in Belize . c. 1500 BC The Phoenicia ns develop an alphabet see Timeline of communication technology . c. 1500 BC Earliest evidence from archaeology archaeological ... more details
Centurybox 27 The 27th centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 2700 BC to 2601 BC. Events ... 3rd millennium BC 3 Category 27th centuryBC Category Centuries 73 bg 27 . . . bs 27. vijek ... whose name was recorded and has survived to modern times Egypt 2775 BC 2650 BC Second Dynasty wars in Egypt . 2700 BC 2660 BC Early Dynastic Period of Egypt Early Dynastic Early Dynastic Period ... . This period includes 1st and 2nd Dy asties. c. 2700 BC Old Kingdom started in Ancient Egypt . 3rd 6th Dynasties. 2686 BC Egypt End of Second dynasty of Egypt Second Dynasty , start of Third dynasty of Egypt Third Dynasty . Pharaoh Khasekhemwy died. Pharaoh Sanakhte started to reign. c. 2685 BC ... of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia . c. 2681 BC c. 2662 BC Reign of Djoser , Pharaoh of Egypt , Third Dynasty . 2668 BC Pharaoh Sanakhte died. c. 2667 BC Pharaoh Djoser starts to rule other date is 2681 BC . c. 2648 BC Pharaoh Djoser dies another date is 2662 BC . c. 2640 BC The cultivation and weaving of silk starts to be a closely guarded secret in China . 2630 BC 2611 BC Imhotep , Vizier of Egypt , constructs the Pyramid of Djoser 2613 BC Egypt End of Third dynasty of Egypt Third Dynasty , start .... 2613 BC 2494 BC The Great Sphinx at Giza is built. Fourth dynasty of Egypt Fourth Dynasty . c. 2601 BC c. 2515 BC Great Pyramids at Giza are built for Menkaure , Khafre and Khufu . Fourth dynasty of Egypt Fourth Dynasty . China c. 2697 BC Yellow Emperor started in China . c. 2640 BC The cultivation and weaving of silk starts to be a closely guarded secret in China . others c. 2685 BC Lyres of Ur ... , Philadelphia . 2627 BC 2000 BC Construction of the Caral metropolis in Peru 2600 BC Mature Harappan ... using the mature Indus script for its writing system. 2600 BC End of the Early Dynastic II Period and the beginning of the Early Dynastic IIIa Period in Mesopotamia . 2700 BC Mesoamericans begin to plant and domesticate Maize corn . 2750 BC 2600 BC Ancient burial sites with human Skeletons are created ... more details
Centurybox 6 The 6th centuryBC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC . Image World 500 BCE.png thumb 250px Map of the world in 500 BC P ini , in India , composed a grammar for Sanskrit , in this century or slightly later. ref http books.google.com books?id CKLxjjXqAsQC&pg ... Mediterranean Beginning of Greek philosophy , flourishes during the 5th centuryBC The late Hallstatt ... the Great Mid 6th centuryBC Foundation of Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens is made 598 BC Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah 16 March 597 BC Babylonia ns capture Jerusalem , replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as King 595 BC Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as King of History of ancient Egypt Egypt 594 BC Solon appointed archon of Athens institutes democratic reforms 590 BC Egypt ian army ... DEFAULTSORT 6th CenturyBc Category 1st millennium BC 4 Category 6th centuryBC Category Centuries ... still known grammar of any language. In the Near East , the first half of this century was dominated ... in the previous century after successfully rebelling against Assyria n rule. The Kingdom of Judah came to an end in 587 BC when Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem , and removed ...?historyid aa86 archivedate 14 July 2007 DASHBot deadurl no ref 589 BC Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as King of History of ancient Egypt Egypt 588 BC Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins siege of Jerusalem some sources set the date at 587 BC 587 586 BC Jerusalem falls to the Babylonia ... and exile the land s remaining inhabitants. Babylonian Captivity for the Jews began 586 BC death of King Ding of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China 28 May 585 BC A solar eclipse occurs as predicted .... This is one of the cardinal date s from which other dates can be calculated 585 584 BC Astyages succeeds Cyaxares as King of the Medes 585 BC King Jian of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China 582 BC Pythian Games founded at Delphi traditional date 580 BC Cambyses I of Anshan Cambyses ... more details
Centurybox 19 The 19th centuryBC was the century which lasted from 1900 BC to 1801 BC. Note that per WP DATE, years before 1700 BC should link to the relevant century. Thus wikifying any of these years will redirect to this page. Only wikify links to other centuries. Events File SenusretIIPyramid.jpg thumb 250px Pyramid of Senusret II at El Lahun . He was a Twelfth Dynasty Pharaoh Hittites Hittite empire in Hattusa , Anatolia . 1900 BC Proto Greek invasions of Greece . c. 1900 BC Minoan civilization Minoan Old Palace Protopalatial period starts in Crete . c. 1900 BC Fall of last Sumer ian dynasty. c. 1900 BC Late Harappan Phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins c. 1900 BC The Mokaya along the Pacific coast of present day Chiapas , Mexico were preparing Theobroma cacao cacao beverages ... , Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City , Missouri . Significant persons 1807 18th centuryBC 1797 BC ... DEFAULTSORT 19th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 1 Category 19th centuryBC Category Centuries .... 1900 BC Port of Lothal is abandoned. c. 1897 BC Senwosret II Twelfth dynasty of Egypt Twelfth Dynasty started to rule. He built Kahun near his pyramide tomb complex at el Lahun . c. 1895 1878 BC pectoral ... York . c. 1880 BC Pharaoh Senwosret II starts to rule other date is 1897 BC . 1878 BC Senwosret II Twelfth dynasty of Egypt Twelfth Dynasty died. c. 1878 BC Senwosret III Twelfth dynasty of Egypt Twelfth Dynasty started to rule. 1876 BC Israelite s enter Egypt after two years of famine according to one interpretation of internal Bible Biblical chronology an alternate date is 1986 BC . c. 1874 BC Pharaoh Senwosret II dies other date is 1878 BC . c. 1874 BC Pharaoh Senwosret III starts to rule other date is 1878 BC . c. 1860 BC Senusret III inspects the Nubia n frontier, he leads four punitive campaigns against the Nubian people Nubians . c. 1855 BC Pharaoh Senwosret III dies other date is 1839 BC . c. 1839 BC Senwosret III Twelfth dynasty of Egypt Twelfth Dynasty died. 1836 BC 1818 BC Head ... more details
Centurybox 9 The 9th centuryBC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC. Overview The 9th centuryBC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In Africa , Carthage is founded ... Otto Harrassowitz KG, 2003, p.169. ref 9th centuryBC Olmec s build pyramid s. Emergence of the Brahmana ... Decades and years Centuries References references DEFAULTSORT 9th CenturyBc Category 1st millennium BC 1 Category 9th centuryBC Category Centuries 91 af 9de eeu v.C. als 9. Jahrhundert v. Chr. an Sieglo ... Mediterranean. 895 BC Death of King Xiao of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 894 BC King Yi of Zhou Ji Xie King Yi of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 892 BC Megacles ... . 891 BC Tukulti Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad nirari II as king of Assyria . 889 BC Takelot I succeeds his father Osorkon I as king of History of Egypt Egypt . 884 BC Ashurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti Ninurta II as king of Assyria . 879 BC Death of King Yi of Zhou Ji Xie King Yi of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 878 BC King Li of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 874 BC Osorkon II succeeds Takelot I as king of the Twenty second dynasty of Egypt . 874 BC Ahab becomes king of Kingdom of Israel Samaria Kingdom of Israel approximate date . 872 BC An exceptionally high flood of the Nile covers the floors of the Temple of Luxor . 865 BC Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyria n king Shalmaneser III . 864 BC Diognetus , Kings of Athens King of Athens , dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles . 860 BC The kingdom of Urartu is unified. 858 BC Aramu becomes king of Urartu . 858 BC Shalmaneser III succeeds Ashurnasirpal II as king of Assyria . 854 BC Battle of Karkar An indecisive engagement between Assyria n king ... of Tyre Lebanon Tyre . or 853 BC 853 BC Battle of Karkar An indecisive engagement between Assyria ... the prince of Tyre Lebanon Tyre . or 854 BC 850 BC Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of History ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Centurybox 28 The 28th centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 2800 BC to 2701 BC. Events File Anonymous Fuxi and N wa.jpg thumb 250px center Ancient painting of N wa Nuwa and Fu Xi . Fu Xi is considered by legend the first ruler of China center c. 2800 BC 2700 BC Seated Harp Player, from Keros , Cyclades , is made. It is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York . 2775 BC 2650 BC Second Dynasty wars in Ancient Egypt . Around 2773 the 365 day calendar is introduced in Egypt. 2750 BC End of the Early Dynastic I Period, and the beginning of the Early Dynastic II Period in Mesopotamia . c. 2750 BC Estimated ending of the Cucuteni Trypillian culture in the region of modern day Romania , Moldova , and southwestern Ukraine 2737 BC Invention of tea as a beverage by Shennong , according to a Chinese legend. c. 2715 BC Old Kingdom starts in Ancient Egypt another date is 2660 BC . Deaths Empty section date July 2010 Inventions, discoveries, introductions circa 2750 BC Silbury Hill begun The Neolithic monument Stonehenge is built in England near Salisbury, Wiltshire, comprising a circular earthwork 97.5 m 320  ft in diameter with 56 small pits around the circumference later known as the Aubrey holes . The position of the heel stone outside the circle suggests a connection with Sun worship and observation. It is probably an astronomical observatory with religious functions the motions of the Sun and Moon are followed with the aid of carefully aligned rocks. source http www.telusplanet.net public dgarneau euro8.htm According to Herodotus , somewhere around 2750 BC , the city of Tyre, Lebanon Tyre was founded. Decades and years Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 28th CenturyBc Category 3rd millennium BC 2 Category 28th centuryBC Category Centuries 72 Hist stub bg 28 . . . bs 28. vijek p.n.e. ca Segle XXVIII aC cs 28. stolet p . n. l. de 28. Jahrhundert v. Chr. es Siglo XXVIII a. C. eu K. a. XXVIII. mendea fa ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 Centurybox 10 The 10th centuryBC started the first day of 1000 BC and ended the last day of 901 BC . Overview Image World 1000 BCE.png thumb 240px Map of the world in 1000 BC This period followed the Bronze Age collapse in the Near East , and the century saw the Early Iron Age take hold there. The Greek Dark Ages which had come about in 1200 BC continued. The Neo Assyrian Empire is established towards the end of the 10th centuryBC. In Iron Age India , the Vedic period ... 10th centuryBC Centaur, from Lefkandi , Euboea is made. It is now at the Archaeological Museum of Eretria ... Category 1st millennium BC 0 Category 10th centuryBC Category Centuries 90 af 10de eeu v.C. an Sieglo ... mask of Pharaoh Psusennes I , discovered 1940 by Pierre Montet . 1000 BC India Iron Age of India ... . 993 BC Amenemope pharaoh Amenemope succeeds Psusennes I as king of History of Egypt Egypt . 993 BC ... son Thersippus . 984 BC Osorkon the Elder succeeds Pharaoh Amenemope Amenemope as monarch king of History of Egypt Egypt . 982 BC The end of first period 1197 BC 982 BC by Sau Yung s concept of the I Ching and history. 978 BC Siamun succeeds Osorkon the Elder as king of History of Egypt Egypt . 967 BC Solomon becomes king of the Israelites . 967 BC Tiglath Pileser II becomes King of Assyria . 965 BC David , king of the ancient Israelites , died. 962 BC Solomon becomes king of Kingdom of Israel united monarchy Israel , following the death of his father, King David . traditional date 959 BC Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of History of Egypt Egypt . 957 BC Solomon completes the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem . 952 BC Thersippus, Kings of Athens King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas . 947 BC Death of King Mo of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China . 946 BC King Gong of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China . 945 BC History of ancient Egypt Egypt Psusennes III dies, the last king of the Twenty first dynasty of Egypt ... more details
Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 13th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 7 Category 13th century ... in 1300 BC. Image Gu wine vessel from the Shang Dynasty.jpg thumb right 200px This bronze ritual wine vessel, dating from the Shang Dynasty in the 13th centuryBC, is housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution . The 13th centuryBC was the period from 1300 to 1201 BC. Events 1300 BC Cemetery H culture comes to an end. 1292 BC End of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt , start of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt Nineteenth Dynasty . 1282 BC Pandion II , legendary King of Athens ... . May 31 , 1279 BC Ramesses II becomes leader of Ancient Egypt . 1278 BC Seti I dies, 1 year after his son, Ramesses II is crowned. 1274 BC The Battle of Kadesh in Syria . Egyptians and Hittites sign the earliest known peace treaty at the end of the Battle of Kadesh. 1269 BC Ramses II , king of ancient ... 7 , 1251 BC A solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece . 1250 BC Wu Ding Monarch king of Shang Dynasty to 1192 BC . 1250 BC The Lion Gate at Mycene is constructed comparable with Hittite architecture . 1230s BC c. 1230 BC Aegeus , legendary King ... named in his honor. 1210 BC Pharaoh Merneptah defeats a Libya n invasion. 1213 BC Theseus , legendary ... him though other accounts place these events a decade later, in the 1200s BC . 1212 BC Death of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses the Great . 1207 BC Pharaoh Merneptah claims a victory over the people of Israel . 1206 BC Approximate starting date of Bronze age collapse , a period of human migration migration , unrest and destruction in the eastern Mediterranean and Near East . 1204 BC Theseus , legendary ... assassinates him. Other accounts place these events a decade earlier. See 1210s BC . c. 1200 BC Oracle bone script Earliest writing that survived exists in Ancient China . c. 1200 BC Chariot s appear in Ancient China. c. 1200 BC Start of Iron Age in Near East , eastern Mediterranean , and India ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Centurybox 14 The 14th centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 1400 BC until 1301 BC. Overview Empty section date July 2010 Events Image Egypt.ColossiMemnon.01.jpg thumb 200px The northern Colossi of Memnon Colossus of Memnon 1397 BC Pandion I , legendary King ... Decades and years Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 14th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 6 Category 14th centuryBC Category Centuries 86 be 14 . . bg 14 . . . bs 14 ... BC In Mesopotamia , emergence of Assyrians as independent power. 1385 BC Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt marries Tiy , his Chief Queen . 1380 BC Amenhotep III connects the Nile and the Red Sea with a canal. 1372 BC The Hittites conquer all of the Kingdom of Mitanni west of the Euphrates . J.M. Roberts, The New History of the World 2003 , p 84. 1357 BC Danish Egtved Girl Egtvedpigen is buried. 1347 BC King Erechtheus II is reportedly killed by lightning after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother Cecrops II . 1346 BC Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt begins his Cult of Aten and begins construction of Amarna intended to be his new capital. further Amarna letters 1345 BC Amenhotep IV renames himself Akhenaten . 1336 BC Akhenaten names Smenkhkare as a co ruler. c. 1334 BC ... Akhenaton . 1331 BC Tutankhaten renames himself to Tutankhamun and abandons Amarna , returning the capital to Thebes, Egypt Thebes . 1324 BC Pharaoh Ay is crowned king of Egypt 1320 BC Egypt End of Eighteenth Dynasty , start of Nineteenth Dynasty . 1310s BC c. 1310 BC The Bhagavad Gita is written, according to some Hindu traditions. 1309 1300 BC c. 1300 BC Cecrops II , King of Athens, dies after .... 1307 BC Adad nirari I becomes king of Assyria . 1300 BC The legendary Monarch King Pangeng moved the capital of Shang Dynasty to Yinxu Yin . c. 1300 BC Rise of the Urnfield culture . Significant persons 1398 BC Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu . She later becomes the Chief ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Centurybox 12 Overview The 12th centuryBC is the period from 1200 to 1101 BC. Although many human societies were literate in this period, most individual persons mentioned ... Centuries DEFAULTSORT 12th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 8 Category 12th centuryBC Category ... Trojan War 1197 BC The beginning of first period 1197 BC 982 BC by Sau Yung s concept of the I Ching and history. 1197 BC Ramses III of Egypt repels attacks by northern invaders the Sea Peoples . 1194 BC The beginning of the legendary Trojan War . 1192 BC Wu Ding Monarch king of Shang Dynasty died. 1191 BC Menestheus , legendary King of Athens , dies during the Trojan War after a reign ... a decade later and shortly after the Trojan War see 1180s BC . 1186 BC End of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt , start of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Twentieth Dynasty . April 24, 1184 BC Traditional ... of the Trojan War of Greek mythology . 1181 BC Menestheus , legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan ... . Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the Trojan War see 1190s BC . 1180 BC The last Kassites Kassite king, Anllil nadin akhe, is defeated by the Elam ites 1180 BC Collapse ... BC A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus , legendary monarch King of Ithaca , to his ... and re establishes himself on the throne. 1160 BC Death of Pharaoh Ramesses V , from smallpox . 1159 BC The Hekla 3 eruption triggers an 18 year period of climatic worsening. 1154 BC Death of Monarch King Menelaus of Sparta estimated date . 1154 BC Suicide of exiled Queen dowager Queen Helen of Troy Helen of Sparta at Rhodes . estimated date . c. 1150 BC End of Egyptian rule in Palestine. Rameses VI last Pharaoh acknowledged. 1147 BC Demophon of Athens Demophon , legendary King of Athens and veteran ... BC Ramses VII begins his reign as the sixth ruler of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt . 1135 BC Oxyntes ... elder son Apheidas . 1134 BC Apheidas , legendary Kings of Athens King of Athens , is assassinated ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Centurybox 11 The 11th century small BC small comprises all years from 1100 BC 1100 small BC small to 1001 BC 1001 small BC small . Although many human societies were literate ... BC Phoenician alphabet invented. 1000 BC The construction of the Heroon at Lefkandi. Decades and years Decades and years Centuries DEFAULTSORT 11th CenturyBc Category 2nd millennium BC 9 Category 11th centuryBC Category Centuries 89 az E. . XI sr be 11 . . bg 11 . . . bs 11 ... 1089 BC Melanthus , legendary Kings of Athens King of Athens , dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus . 1069 BC Ramses XI dies, ending the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Twentieth ... first Dynasty . 1068 BC Codrus , legendary Kings of Athens King of Athens , dies in battle against Dorians ... of Greek mythology . He is succeeded by his son Medon . 1050 BC Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. Approximate date 1048 BC Medon , Kings of Athens King of Athens , dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus . 1046 BC King Wu of Zhou overthrows the last Shang Dynasty King Di Xin and becomes first king of the Zhou Dynasty 1046 BC 256 BC founded by his father King Wen of Zhou . 1044 BC On the death of Smendes I , History of Egypt king of Egypt ... BC King Cheng of Zhou succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China, 1039 BC Amenemnisu Neferkare Amenemnisu , king of History of Egypt Egypt , dies. c. 1020 BC Destruction of Troy VIIb sub 2 sub . 1026 BC Saul the King becomes the first king of the Israelites . 1020 BC King Kang of Zhou succeeds King Cheng as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China. 1012 BC Acastus , Kings of Athens King of Athens , dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus . 1003 BC David succeeds Saul the King . 1000s BC Earliest evidence of farming in the Kenya highlands. c. 1000 BC Latins come to Italy from the Danube region. c. 1000 BC Archaeological evidence obtained from inscriptions excavated ... more details
Centurybox 29 The 29th centuryBC is a century which lasted from the year 2900 BC to 2801 BC. Events Image Prometheus Wheeler.jpg thumb right The grove in which the Prometheus Tree grew, with the Wheeler Peak Nevada Wheeler Peak headwall in the distance. c. 2900 BC 2400 BC Sumer ian pictograph s evolve into Phonogram linguistics phonograms . 2900 BC 2334 BC Mesopotamia n wars of the Early Dynastic period. c. 2900 BC 2600 BC Votive statues, from the Square Temple , Eshnunna modern Tell Ashmar , Iraq was made. It is now in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago . Excavated 1932 1933. 2897 BC H ng V ng established the H ng B ng Dynasty in Vietnam then known as V n Lang . Citation needed date March 2008 2890 BC Egypt Pharaoh Qa a died. End of First dynasty of Egypt First Dynasty , start of Second dynasty of Egypt Second Dynasty . Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy started to rule. 2880 BC Estimated germination of the Prometheus tree Prometheus Tree c. 2874 B.C. The 365 day calendar year was installed in ancient Egypt , with fixed lunar months of 30 days 5 Intercalation epagomenal days. ref http www.leidenuniv.nl nino aeb93 aeb93 8.html ref 2852 BC The beginning of the period of the Three August Ones and Five Emperors in China . 2832 BC Estimated germination of the Methuselah tree Methuselah Tree , the oldest known living organism 2807 BC Suggested date for an asteroid or comet impact occurring between Africa and Antarctica , around the time of a solar eclipse on May 10, based on an analysis of flood stories. Possibly causing the Burckle crater and Fenambosy Chevron . ref http abob.libs.uga.edu bobk ccc cc022500.html Cambridge Conference Correspondence Bot generated title ref ref http www.nytimes.com 2006 11 14 science 14WAVE.html?pagewanted 2& r 1&ref science Did an Asteroid Impact Cause an Ancient Tsunami? New York Times Bot generated title ref Ur becomes one of the richest ... References references Category 3rd millennium BC 1 Category 29th centuryBC Category Centuries 71 hist ... more details
Other people2 Bomilcar disambiguation Orphan date February 2009 Bomilcar 4th centuryBC was a Carthage Carthaginian commander in the war against Agathocles , who invaded Africa in 310 BC . In the first battle with the invaders, Bomilcar, his colleague Hanno having fallen, betrayed the fortune of the day to the enemy, with the view, according to Diodorus , of humbling the spirit of his countrymen, and so making himself tyrant of Carthage. ref Diod. xx. 10,12 comp. Arist. Polit. v. 11, ed. Bekk. cited by Smith ref Two years after this, 308 BC , after many delays and misgivings, he attempted to seize the government with the aid of 500 citizens and a number of mercenaries but his followers were induced to desert him by promises of pardon, and he himself was taken and Crucifixion crucified . ref Diod. xx. 43, 44 Jus tin, xxii. 7. cited by Smith ref References SmithDGRBM Footnotes reflist DEFAULTSORT Bomilcar 4th CenturyBc Category Carthaginians Category Carthaginian generals Category 4th centuryBC people ca Bom lcar I es Bom lcar I de Cartago fr Bomilcar uk ... more details