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1250s BC

The 1250s BC is a decade which lasted from 1259 BC to 1250 BC.

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  • c. 1259 BC—Ramesses II makes peace agreement with the Hittites (other date is 1263 BC).
  • c. 1258 BC—The Exodus as depicted in the Bible.
  • 1251 BC—September 7, a solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.
  • 1250 BC—Traditional date of the beginning of the Trojan War.
  • 1250 BC—Wu Ding emperor of Shang Dynasty to 1192 BC.
  • c. 1250 BC—Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, are made. Citadel walls are built.

  • Significant people

    Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty.

    Sanchuniathon, Phoenician writer, is born (approximate date).

    Fiction

  • S.M. Stirling's Nantucket series is set in Bronze Age era, circa the 1250s BC.
  • References

    1250s BC Wikipedia


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