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	13th century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This bronze ritual wine vessel, dating from the Shang Dynasty in the 13th century BC, is housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution.
		1278 BC December 15 - Seti I, Pharaoh of Egypt dies.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/13th_century_BC (296 words)

	Noah's Ark Search
		From Assyrian texts, Urartu is known to have existed from about the late 13th century BC to the 9th century BC as a loose federation of tribes.
		However, if one takes a conservative view of Moses writing Genesis in the 15th century BC rather than the 13th century BC, then Urartu would have been known even in that era.
		The Urartian Kingdom existed from the 9th century BC until the 6th century BC when it was destroyed by the Medes and vanished from history, only to be rediscovered in the archaeology of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
	www.noahsarksearch.com /urartu.htm (286 words)

	Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean
		Outside the citadel were residential quarters, dense clusters of chamber tombs and nine tholos tombs (15th-13th century BC).
		Lower down on the citadel were the cult centre (13th century BC) and a few private houses.
		In the 6th century BC a temple of Athena and perhaps of Hera too was built upon the ruins of the prehistoric citadel.
	www.ypai.gr /atlas/thesi_uk.asp?idthesis=294 (272 words)

	Table of Contents - Thebes
		Tablets with archives, 14th- 13th century BC
		Kadmos and the dragon, 360 - 340 BC
		Fifth labor: The cleansing of the stables of Augeias
	www.sikyon.com /contents_eg5.html (102 words)

	Arts & Humanities Estonian History in Brief
		By the beginning of the 13th century, a state had not yet developed, feudal system was unknown, there were no towns, and the effect of Christianity was minor.
		The peasants were obliged to pay the ever increasing taxes, their legal status deteriorated: by the end of the 14th century, peasants were attached to the soil and by the beginning of the 16th century, serfdom had developed.
		At the beginning of the 19th century, peasants were granted the ownership of their movable property as well as the right to exploit their farms in perpetuity.
	www.ibs.ee /ibs/history/brief/brief1.html (1998 words)

	LARNACA
		The town's heyday was as an ancient city kingdom established by the Mycenean Greeks in the 13th century BC, when it enjoyed the dual position of rich sea port and major centre of the copper trade.
		This 11th century Byzantine church was built on a destroyed early Christian basilica, the apse of which survives together with one of the finest pieces of Byzantine art, a 6th century mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child between two archangels, which rivals the Ravenna Mosaic.
		The town was not to regain its standing until the 17th century, when it became the consular and commercial centre of Cyprus, and i's port once again flourished with trade It was here that the British landed in 1878 to begin their rule of the island.
	www.kypros.org /Cyprus/larnaca.html (1228 words)

	Iraqi Dam Will Obliterate Ancient Assyrian Capital
		Still buried must be the greatest works of art from the royal workshops of the 13th century BC, residences of merchants from the 18th century BC and temples built before the 21st century BC.
		These include Kar Tukulti-Ninurta, the important city built in the 13th century BC just to the north of Assur.
		Assur (or Ashur) became the capital of Assyria by 2000 BC and it remained the religious centre of the empire until its capture by the Babylonians in 614 BC.
	www.aina.org /news/20050701151514.htm (919 words)

	Christian Century: History or legend? Digging into Israel's origins
		We would know further that Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians toward the end of the eighth century BC and that Judah survived longer, but eventually was destroyed by the Babylonians early in the sixth century BC.
		By the end of that century archaeologists had excavated a number of the ruins and were learning about everyday life during biblical times.
		These scholars were reassured when, in 1896, Egyptologists discovered a reference to Israel in an inscription from the reign of Pharaoh Merneptah (1212-1262 BC).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1058/is_4_121/ai_113648958 (1332 words)

	ANE History: Saul and David
		In the eleventh century BC iron was just coming into general use in Palestine, as excavations have shown, and the iron monopoly was not only an incalculable help to Philistine superiority in arms, but a valuable commercial consideration as well, as the Hittites, who seemed to have started the monopoly, discovered two centuries earlier.
		The Hasmoneans of the 2nd century BC removed the crest of this area that it might not rival the Temple area in height.
		BC sent Sennacherib of Assyria male and female musicians, who are listed as part of a valuable tribute, indicating that these performers had considerable reputation for talent.
	www.theology.edu /lec15.htm (9696 words)

	Trade at Ugarit In the 13th Century
		Trade at Ugarit In The 13th Century BC In the thirteenth century BC, the Levant was the scene of an antagonism between the area's two superpowers, The Hittites from Anatolia on the north, and Egypt.
		Ugarit's fate was sealed around 1200 BC with the invasion of "The Sea People" and the destruction that followed.
		The outcome of the battle is not known for certain though it is believed that the Hittites won the battle.
	www.syrianamericanwomen.org /~farras/ugarit.htm (799 words)

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		Now, however, at the end of the 2005 season, it may be said with certainty that the ancient city of Idalion or ''Edi-il'', as it was known to the Assyrians, had workshops or industrial areas as early as the 12th century, and possibly the 13th century BC, during the last phase of the Bronze Age.
		The earliest or ''founding'' levels were discovered on the bedrock, and date to the 9th century BC.
		Glass found in previous seasons was dated to the 3rd century AD, which may prove to be the final phase of use of the temple.
	www.financialmirror.com/printpage/printpage.php?url=http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=2029 (690 words)

	Homer - Crystalinks
		The later historian Herodotus - fifth century BC - wrote that Homer was a Greek from Ionia on the west coast of Asia Minor.
		Modern classicists continue the tradition.The excavations of Heinrich Schliemann in the late 19th century began to convince scholars there was a historical basis for the Trojan War.
		He was perhaps a native of the island of Chios and supposedly lived around 850 BC.
	www.crystalinks.com /homer.html (376 words)

	Home Ancient - Religion - JUDAISM
		The northern segment of Israel was overrun by the Assyrian Empire late in the 8th century BC, and the southern part (known as the nation of Judah) was conquered by the Babylonians early in the 6th century.
		In the 1st century BC, the region was incorporated into the Roman Empire as Palestine.
		Some Jews were allowed to return to their homeland beginning in the 6th century BC.
	www.zianet.com /kahlua/kahluawebsite/timeline/JUDAISM.htm (551 words)

	IBSS - Biblical Archaeology - Date of Genesis
		Rameses was not Pharaoh until the 13th century BC.
		Wide use of camels was not until the 8th century BC.
		The Gilgamesh Epic was found at Megiddo 10th century BC.
	www.bibleandscience.com /archaeology/genesisdate.htm (516 words)

	The Greeks - The History of the Acropolis
		Its first fortifications were constructed by the Myceneans in the 13th century BC, and some of these survived until 510 BC when the tyrant Hippias was overthrown and they were torn down to prevent a return to tyranny.
		Most of the buildings remaining on the Acropolis today were built as part of Perciles' massive building program in the middle of the 5th century BC.
		When the Acropolis was ransacked by the Persians in 580 BC, the Athenians vowed never to rebuild on it.
	www.pbs.org /empires/thegreeks/background/28a_p1.html (189 words)

	MOUNTAIN VILLAGES OF THE EASTERN BLACK SEA AND THE CORUH RIVER
		In the 13th century BC when Jason and the Argonauts made their legendary voyage to the kingdom of King Aeetes, they probably noted that the Black Sea coastline began to change dramatically beyond the area now known as Amasra.
		It boasted 72 rooms, beautiful 14th and 18th century frescoes and an impressive library of priceless manuscripts that were hastily abandoned at the time of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923.
		The first independent medieval Greek state, the Empire of the Great Comnenoi of Trebizond, was established in the early 13th century when Constantinople was besieged and subsequently conquered by the Crusaders.
	www.great-adventures.com /destinations/turkey/eastblacksea.html (4346 words)

	Iransaga - Persian Art, Elamite
		century BC king Shilhak-Inshushinak had the stone engraved for his daughter Bar-Uli, and the accompanying scene shows him presenting it to her.
		century BC ruler Untash-Napirisha, and the silver Paleo-Elamite vase from Marv-Dasht, near Persepolis.
		Mesopotamia played a major role in Elamite art; however, Elam still maintained its independence especially in the highland areas, where the art can be sharply differentiated from that of Mesopotamia.
	www.artarena.force9.co.uk /elam.html (227 words)

	Moses - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		If he is a historical figure, he may have lived between the 18th century BC and the 13th century BC.
		or it occurred during the 13th century BC, as the pharaoh during most of that time, Ramesses II, is commonly considered the pharaoh Moses squabbled with.
		Several professors of archeology claim that many stories in the Old Testament, including important chronicles about Moses, Solomon, and others, were actually made up for the first time by scribes hired by King Josiah (7th century BC) in order to rationalize monotheistic belief in Yahweh.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Moses (3206 words)

	13Th Century Tablet Could Lead To Lost Archives Of Ramses II
		The discovery of a stone tablet detailing diplomatic ties between the ancient Egyptians and Hittites in the 13th Century BC could be the key to the lost archives of Ramses II, according to archaeologists.
		The tablet is written in cuneiform script, invented in about 3,300 BC by the Sumerians and used throughout the Middle East until the first century AD.
		Tell Al-Amarna was capital during the time of Akhenaton (1372-1354 BC), remembered in history for having switched his kingdom to monotheism with the worship of the one sun god, Aton.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/991032/posts (653 words)

	13th century secrets
		Italy attended, focussing on the 13th century or the early 14th century...
		This page defines 13th Century BC, as well as providing detailed articles on topics related to 13th Century BC...
		In the 13th century, rioting between town and gown (townspeople and students) hastened the establishment of...
	www.extremequalityrankings.com /sermons/2/13th-century.html (507 words)

	10: The Mycenaean Palaces
		The most likely interpretation is that the rulers at Mycenae of the mid-13th century BC-whether correctly or not-saw these as the tombs of their ancestors who had established Mycenae's greatness some 400 years previously, and-they may have thought-would help to ensure the success of the massive defenses now under construction.
		First, the whole area of the shaft graves discovered by Schliemann was included within the fortification and "landscaped," the stone grave markers or "stelai" reset and the whole circle surrounded with a wall made of vertical slabs of stone.
		Second, right inside the fortification wall to the south of the grave circle was a cult center, including one room with frescoes showing two female deities at super scale, and another room complex with a group of strange terracotta figures over 2 ft. tall.
	classics.uc.edu /prmainland/Lectures/JohnBennet/mycpal10.html (649 words)

	"The Origins of Israel in Canaan: An Examination of Recent Theories" by John J. Bimson
		A date at the end of the LBA (Late Bronze Age), in the second half of the 13th century BC, seemed to be indicated by the pottery evidence.
		He believes that their return to an agricultural existence was not possible before the late 13th century BC, because agriculture could not be carried out in the highlands without terracing techniques and lined water-cisterns, neither of which, according to Lemche, was developed until that time.
		Like the theories which it was intended to replace, Mendenhall's assumed that Israel's origins were to be sought in the late 13th century BC.
	www.biblicalstudies.org.uk /article_canaan_bimson.html (11753 words)

	History of THE JEWS
		The miracles include the ten plagues sent by God against the Egyptians and the parting of the Red Sea (the biblical text has a 'sea of reeds', perhaps meaning a marsh of papyrus).
		The most famous of these heroes is Samson, a great slayer of the people who are the Hebrews' main rivals for this land of milk and honey.
		What makes him significant is the idea of his pact with God, by which God will help Abraham's people in return for their fulfilling God's law.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa42 (729 words)

	Location and Dating of Atlantis
		Plato's reported ancient Athens resembles that of the end of the bronze age at the end of the 13th century BC.
		112b) and built in the 15th century BC, and a spring which was destroyed during the earthquakes of that time (Crit.
		In fact, Ventris and Chadwick (14) proved that the Mycenaean Linear B was written in an early Greek language and that in Greece it remained in use until 1200 BC.
	www.beepworld.de /members62/rwk_atlantis (1921 words)

	The Israelite Exodus from Egypt
		Because of an inscription from the reign of Merenptah, who succeeded Ramesses II on the throne, it has been suggested that the event of the Exodus should not be dated much later than the middle of the 13th Century BC.
		Hence, the majority view among scholars is that the Exodus must have taken place by at least the 13th Century BC.
		This would put the date of the Exodus at around 1450 BC.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/egyptexodus.htm (1489 words)

	Stephanides Jewellers and Silversmiths
		Astarte, the forerunner of the godess Aphrodite. Adaptation of terra cotta idols of the late bronze age ( 14th to 13th century BC ) in the Cyprus museum. Height of small idol 2.3cm.
		Astarte, the eastern forerunner of the goddess Aphrodite. Our adaptation in silver is of terra-cotta idols from the late Bronze Age about 14th to 13th century BC. The object being held may be a musical instrument or bread. Height of piece 40mm, weight about 11.6g. Originals now in the Cyprus Museum. Cyp£26.00
		A cruciform double figurine of the chalcolithic period, 4000 BC to 2700 BC, found in Paphos district. It is thought to symbolise both the male and female. Reproduction in silver stands 32 mm high. (CP 19.-)
	www.stephanides.com.cy /store/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Idol_pendants__page_1__12.html (271 words)

	The Merneptah Stela - ChristianAnswers.Net
		It indicates that Israel was well established in Canaan in the late 13th century BC and was a significant political force to be reckoned with.
		Archaeological evidence supports the fact that the Israelites were agriculturalists in the late 13th century BC.
		If Israel was well established by the end of the 13th century, it could not have come into being in the middle of the next century.
	www.christiananswers.net /q-abr/abr-a015.html (959 words)

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		Spouted ritual wine vessel, early Anyang period, 13 th century BC.
		Erlitou Culture, Period IV or Lower Erligang Period (1600-1400 BC), from Erlitou site at Gedangtou, Yanshi, Henan Province.
		From Pit 2 at Sanxingdui, Guanghan, Sichuan Province.
	www.sla.purdue.edu /courses/ad/arthistory/391-Wang/391-2.htm (194 words)

	Discover Turkey: ANATOLIA
		The earliest major empire in the area was that of the HITTITES, from the 18th through the 13th century BC.
		The entire area was overrun by the Persians during the 6th and 5th centuries and fell to Alexander the Great in 334 BC.
		Subsequently, the Phrygians (see PHRYGIA), an Indo-European people, achieved ascendancy until their kingdom was destroyed by the CIMMERIANS in the 7th century BC.
	www.turkishnews.com /DiscoverTurkey/anatolia (468 words)

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