1257 BC

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

Events and trends

c. 1259 BC— Ramesses II makes a 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^[1] on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.
1250 BC—Traditional date of the beginning of the Trojan War.
c. 1250 BC— Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, and earliest archaeologically confirmed Chinese monarch begins his reign.
c. 1250 BC— Earliest surviving writing from Ancient China.
c. 1250 BC— Chariots appear in Ancient China.
c. 1250 BC— Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, are made. Citadel walls are built.
c. 1250 BC— Papyrus of Ani created, during the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt.
c. 1250 BC- Tawagalawa letter sent from a Hittite king to a king of the Ahhiyawa

^ "Annular: -1250 Sep 07". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/. NASA Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
14th century BC 13th century BC 12th century BC
Decades
1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC
Years
1259 BC 1258 BC 1257 BC 1256 BC 1255 BC 1254 BC 1253 BC 1252 BC 1251 BC 1250 BC
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Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
14th century BC 13th century BC 12th century BC
Decades
1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC
Years
1259 BC 1258 BC 1257 BC 1256 BC 1255 BC 1254 BC 1253 BC 1252 BC 1251 BC 1250 BC
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Deaths
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