1300s BC - Definition and Overview

Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC

Decades: 1350s BC 1340s BC 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC - 1300s BC - 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC

Events and Trends

• Cecrops II, legendary King of Athens dies after a reign of 40 years and succeeded by his son Pandion II. His brother Metion leads a successful revolt by Nobles to gain control of Athens and most of Attica, Greece while Cecrops becomes reigns from Megara.
• 1307 BC - Adad-nirari I becomes king of Assyria.
• 1303 BC - Seti I becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.

Significant People

• Seti I of Egypt.