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Overview
Events
1197 BC - The beginning of first period (1197 BC - 982 BC ) by Sau Yung 's concept of the I Ching and history.1194 BC - The beginning of the legendary Trojan War .1192 BC - Wu Ding emperor of Shang Dynasty died.1191 BC - Menestheus , legendary King of Athens , dies during the Trojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon , a son of Theseus . Other accounts place his death 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 .1184 BC , April 24 - Traditional date for the fall of Troy , Asia Minor to the Mycenaeans and their allies. This marks the end of the Trojan War of Greek mythology .1181 BC - Menestheus , legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War , dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon , a son of Theseus . Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the Trojan War (see 1190s BC ).1180 BC - The last Kassite king, Anllil-nadin-akhe, is defeated by the Elamites April 16 , 1178 BC - A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus , legendary King of Ithaca , to his kingdom after the Trojan War . He discovers a number of suitors competing to marry his wife Penelope , whom they believe to be a widow, in order to succeed him on the throne. He organizes their slaying and re-establishes himself on the throne.1166 BC - The Curse of Greyface and the start of the Discordian calendar .1160 BC - Death of Pharaoh Ramesses V , from smallpox .1159 BC - Global "tree ring event " (period of arrested tree growth) lasting for 18 years.1154 BC - Death of King Menelaus of Sparta (estimated date).1154 BC - Suicide of exiled Queen Helen of Sparta at Rhodes . (estimated date).1147 BC - Demophon , legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War , dies after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his son Oxyntes .1137 BC - Ramses VII begins his reign as the sixth ruler of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt .1135 BC - Oxyntes , legendary King of Athens , dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his elder son Apheidas .1134 BC - Apheidas , legendary King of Athens , is assassinated and succeeded by his younger brother Thymoetes after a reign of 1 year.1126 BC - Thymoetes , legendary King of Athens , dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his designated heir Melanthus of Pylos , a fifth-generation descedant of Neleus who had reportedly assisted him in battle against the Boeotians .1122 BC - Legendary founding date of the city of Pyongyang .c. 1120 BC - destruction of Troy VIIb1
Significant persons
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