1180s BC
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Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades: 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC - 1180s BC - 1170s BC 1160s BC 1150s BC 1140s BC 1130s BC
Events and Trends
- April 24 1184 BC - Traditional date of the fall of Troy.
- 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).
Significant People
- 1180 BC - Birth of Ramses III of Egypt
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