11th Century BC - Events

Events

  • 1089 BC: Melanthus, legendary 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. He is succeeded by Smendes I, who founds the Twenty-first Dynasty.
  • 1068 BC: Codrus, legendary King of Athens, dies in battle against Dorian invaders after a reign of 21 years. Athenian tradition considers him the last King to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last King whose life account is part 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, 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, king of Egypt, he is succeeded by two co-regents, Psusennes I and Neferkare Amenemnisu.
  • 1042 BC: King Cheng of Zhou succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China,
  • 1039 BC: Neferkare Amenemnisu, king of Egypt, dies.
  • c. 1020 BC: Destruction of Troy VIIb2.
  • 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, 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 in 2005 dates the Tamil language, a classical language spoken in India.
  • 1000s BC: Phoenician alphabet invented.

1000 BC - The construction of the 'Heroon' at Lefkandi.

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