Dr. Shirley's History Pages
Part 3 - Joshua and the Judges
ca. 1,300 - 1,050 BC
For a rough comparison with archaeological periods :
| Technological level in Middle East | Egypt | Mainland Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Late Bronze Age ca. 1,500-1,200 BC | New Kingdom ca. 1,575-1,200 BC | Late Helladic (Mycenean) ca. 1,550-1,150 BC |
| Iron Age I, 1,200 - 1,000 BC | 1,150-750 BC The Greek Dark Ages |
All dates, particularly the earlier ones, are approximate.
| Date | Israel | Elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| 1,290 BC The Exodus - Moses leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt 1,250 BC Joshua leads the Israelites into Canaan, 1,250 - 1,200 BC Conquest of Canaan |
Rameses II of Egypt, rules 1,290 - 1,224 BC collapse of Hittite empire the "Epic of Gilgamesh" 1,235-1,198 BC Tukulti-Ninurta of Assyria conquers Babylon Philistines settle on coast of Canaan Moab and Edom begin to energe as political entites 1,200 BC - Last examples of "Linear B" - Pylos documents in a language pre-dating Homeric Greek |
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| 1,100 BC | 1,200 - 1,020 BC Period of the Judges | 1,200-1,100 BC The "Dorian Invasion" of Greece by tribes from the north - society declined, towns abandoned, trade disrupted, the knowledge of writing lost 1,193 BC Destruction of Troy VI ? 1,200 BC & 1,150 BC - two migrations of Mycaenean refugees to Cyprus Homer (and others ?) composed the Troy saga (10 epic songs, of which 2 survive to the present - the Iliad, and the Odyssey) Phoenicians trading in the mediterranean 1,170-612 BC the Assyrian empire. Assyrians were a semitic people from northern Mesopotamia 1,146-1,123 BC Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon 1,116-1,077 BC Tiglath-pileser of Assyria conquers Syria and Armenia |
| 1,000 BC | 1,050 BC fall of Shiloh Samuel the Prophet Saul, King 1,020 - 1,000 BC ? Wars with Philistines and others |
1,100 BC - Destruction of Mycenae, Iolkos, and Miletus; beginning of the Dorian invasion |
Main Sources : Simsothian Timelines of Ancient History, The Timetables of History (Bernard Grun)
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