1370s BC

The 1370s BC refers to the period between 1379 BC and 1370 BC, the 1370s was the third decade of the 14th century BC.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
  • 15th century BC
  • 14th century BC
  • 13th century BC
Decades
  • 1390s BC
  • 1380s BC
  • 1370s BC
  • 1360s BC
  • 1350s BC
Years
  • 1379 BC
  • 1378 BC
  • 1377 BC
  • 1376 BC
  • 1375 BC
  • 1374 BC
  • 1373 BC
  • 1372 BC
  • 1371 BC
  • 1370 BC
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Events and trends

  • The cutting down of the oak log that the Egtved Girl (in today's Denmark) was buried in. It is dated to the summer of 1370 BC.
  • c. 1375 BC—Minoan culture ends on Crete.
  • c. 1375 BC—Site of palace complex Knossos is abandoned.[1]
  • 1378 BC—Old Assyrian Empire disestablished.

Significant people

  • Akhenaten is thought to have been born in this decade.
  • Nefertiti is thought to have been born in this decade.

References

  1. ^ Castleden, Rodney (1993). Life in Bronze Age Crete. London; New York: Routledge. p. 35.
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