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| 1469 BC |
| | | The Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III defeats his enemies at Megiddo, in history's first fully described battle and siege | |
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| c. 1275 BC |
| | | An indecisve battle between the Hittites and the Egyptians, at Kadesh, stabilizes the frontier between the two empires | |
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| c. 1250 BC |
| | | Not for the first time, the city of Troy is destroyed - on this occasion probably by Mycenaean Greeks | |
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| c. 1150 BC |
| | | Mycenae and other states of the Peloponnese are overwhelmed by invading Dorian Greeks | |
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| c. 1050 BC |
| | | Samson is one of many Hebrew chieftains fighting the Philistines for possession of Canaan | |
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| c. 1000 BC |
| | | The Israelites are defeated by the Philistines on Mount Gilboa, with Saul and three of his sons dying during or after the battle | |
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| -853 BC |
| | | Gindibu brings 1000 Arab warriors on camels to do battle at Karkar (the first known reference to Arabs as a distinct group) | |
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| 612 BC |
| | | The Babylonians defeat an Egyptian army at Carchemish, but do not press on into Egypt | |
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| c. 545 BC |
| | | Cyrus annexes the Greek territory of Ionia as part of his empire, giving Persia a presence on the Aegean | |
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| 499 BC |
| | | The Greek cities of Ionia rebel against Persian rule, with the partial support of Athens | |
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