1450s BC
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 1450s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1459 BC to December 31, 1450 BC.


Events and trends

* Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a coalition under the King of Kadesh (Syria), Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. The battle took place in year 23 I Shemsu day 20 (or possibly day 21). The exact year depends on the year Thutmose ascended to the throne of Egypt and among scholars the estimates range from 1479 to 1504 BCE. Using the 1479 BCE estimate the battle could have taken place in May 1457 BCE. * 1451 BCE—According to James Ussher's chronology, this is when the Israelites entered the Promised Land. * c. 1450 BCE—Mycenaeans attack and capture Crete, destroying many royal palaces including Knossos. * c. 1450-1300 BCE—Minoan civilization, Minoan Second Palace period ends and Late Minoan/Final Palace culture.Colin Macdonald, "Knossos", in Eric H. Cline, ed., ''Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean'' (Oxford Univ. Press, 2012), 539-41. ; and books.google.com/books?id=EglBMWW2WHkC&pg=PA539


References

15th century BC, {{BC-year-stub