1240s BC

The 1240s BC is a decade which lasted from 1249 BC to 1240 BC.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
  • 14th century BC
  • 13th century BC
  • 12th century BC
Decades
  • 1260s BC
  • 1250s BC
  • 1240s BC
  • 1230s BC
  • 1220s BC
Years
  • 1249 BC
  • 1248 BC
  • 1247 BC
  • 1246 BC
  • 1245 BC
  • 1244 BC
  • 1243 BC
  • 1242 BC
  • 1241 BC
  • 1240 BC
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Events and trends

  • c. 1240 BC—The Philistines expand their influence into Cyprus and Canaan.[1][2]
  • c. 1240 BC—The wimble[3] and lathe[4] are invented.

Significant people

  • Merneptah, pharaoh of Egypt, born (approximate date).

In legend

  • 1249 BC—Gideon conquers the Midianites.[3]
  • c. 1240 BC—The Argonauts capture Troy.[5][3]

References

  1. ^ "WORLD HISTORY 1500 - 1200 B.C." History Central. Historycentral. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Exploring Philistine Origins on the Island of Cyprus, Vassos Karageorghis, BAR 10:02, Mar-Apr 1984". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. ^ a b c Ruoff, Henry Woldmar (1917). The standard dictionary of facts. pp. 55–56. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ Haydn, Joseph (1877). Haydn's Dictionary of Dates: Relating to All Ages and Nations. Harper & Brothers. p. 284. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ Little, Charles Eugene (1900). Cyclopedia of Classified Dates with an Exhaustive Index. Gale Research Company. p. 1142. Retrieved 20 April 2017. philistines 1240 bc.


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