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1550 BC
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1550s BC
Events and trends
The city of
Mycenae
, located in the northeast
Peloponnesus
, comes to dominate the rest of
Achaea
, giving its name to
Mycenaean
civilization.
1557 BC—Estimation:
Memphis
, capital of
Lower Egypt
becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from
Avaris
, capital of the
Hyksos
in
Egypt
.
[1]
*1556 BC—
Cecrops I
builds or rebuilds
Athens
following the great
flood
of
Deucalion
and the end of the
Silver age
. He becomes the first of several
Kings of Athens
whose life account is considered part of
Greek mythology
.
c. 1552 BC—End of
Second Intermediate period
in
Ancient Egypt
. Start of
New Kingdom
. 18th–20th Dynasties.
c. 1550 BC—
Second Intermediate Period
ends in
Ancient Egypt
(other date is 1552 BC).
c. 1550 BC—New Kingdom starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 1552 BC).
c. 1550 BC—
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
starts (other date is 1552 BC).
1550 BC—
Ahmose I
becomes
Pharaoh
of
Egypt
(although only
de facto
ruler of
Upper Egypt
) according to the
Low Chronology
.
1550 BC—May 14—
Lunar
Saros
35 begins.
[2]
*c. 1550 BC–1500 BC—Dagger blades with lion hunt, from Shaft Grave IV,
Grave Circle A
, at
Mycenae
,
Greece
, are made. They are now at
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
.
c. 1550 BC
Stonehenge
was built.
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