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The 15th century BC was the century that lasted from 1500 BC to 1401 BC. Map of the Near East in 1450 BCE. Events. Statue of Thutmosis III at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. 1504 BC – 1492 BC: Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant. [1] 1500 BC – 1400 BC: The Battle of the Ten Kings took place around this time. [2]
See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline.
You are here: Home Ancient History Timeline BC 15th Century BC. B.C. 1500 Mohenjo-Daro in Indus Valley is destroyed. 1491 Moses called by God to deliver Israel at burning bush (Exodus 3) 1491 The plagues on Egypt and the first Passover (Exodus 12-13)
How time is ordered in history. The measurement of time is traditionally based around the birth of Jesus Christ. For events that occurred before Jesus’ birth, type ‘BC’ (an abbreviation for ‘Before Christ’) after the number of the year. For example: 48 BC.
This timeline of ancient history lists historical events of the documented ancient past from the beginning of recorded history until the Early Middle Ages. Prior to this time period, prehistory civilizations were pre-literate and did not have written language.
Aug 31, 2019 · View of Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, Minoan civilization, 18th-15th century BC. De Agostini / Archivio J. Lange / Getty Images. The Minoans lived in the Greek islands during what archaeologists have called the early part of the prehistoric Bronze Age of Greece.
Sep 24, 2008 · A royal palace complex from Moses’ time (18th Dynasty; 15th century BC) was excavated at Izbet Helmi, a few hundred yards west of where the early Asiatic settlement had been found (mid-19th century BC). It was built in close proximity to the Nile River (the Pelusiac Branch), as the Bible indicates.
Mar 27, 2017 · Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) reformed the calendar and renamed the months during his reign (49-44 BCE). This calendar remained in use, with periodic revisions, until 1582 CE when Pope Gregory XIII instituted the Gregorian Calendar still in use in the present day.
Rivalry between factions of the French royal family results in the murder in Paris of the king's brother, Louis duke of Orléans, and the onset of civil war. Go to Charles VI (1368–1422) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Hundred Years' War. Politics.
Apr 19, 2024 · Middle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE to the dawn of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and other factors).
