1550s BC
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Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC
Decades: 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC - 1550s BC - 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC 1500s BC
[edit] 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 builds or rebuilds Athens following the great flood of Deucalion and the end of the Golden age. He becomes the first of several Kings of Athens whose life account is considered part of Greek mythology.
- c. 1552 - End of Second Intermediate period in Ancient Egypt. Start of New Kingdom. 18th - 20th Dynasties.
- 1550 BC - Ahmose I becomes Pharaoh of Egypt (although only de facto ruler of Upper Egypt) according to the Low Chronology.
- c. 1550 BC - 1500 BC - Funerary mask, from the royal tombs at Mycenae, Greece, was made. It is now at National Archeological Museum, Athens.
- c. 1550 BC - 1500 BC - Dagger blades, from shaft graves at Mycenae, Greece, were made. They are now at National Archeological Museum, Athens.
[edit] Significant people
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