The 1120s BC is a
decade
A decade () is a period of ten years. Decades may describe any ten-year period, such as those of a person's life, or refer to specific groupings of calendar years.
Usage
Any period of ten years is a "decade". For example, the statement that "du ...
which lasted from 1129 BC to 1120 BC.
{{Decadebox BC, 112
Events and trends
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1126 BC
The 1120s BC is a List of decades, decade which lasted from 1129 BC to 1120 BC.
{{Decadebox BC, 112 Events and trends
* 1126 BC—Thymoetes, legendary Kings of Athens , King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his ...
—
Thymoetes
In Greek mythology, there were at least three people named Thymoetes (; Ancient Greek: Θυμοίτης ''Thumoítēs'').
*Thymoetes, one of the elders of Troy (also spelled Thymoetus) and also a Trojan prince as the son of King Laomedon. A sooth ...
, legendary
King of Athens
Before the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the Archons, the city-state of Athens was ruled by kings. Most of these are probably mythical or only semi-historical. The following lists contain the chronological order of the title King of Athens ...
, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his designated heir
Melanthus In Greek mythology, Melanthus ( grc, Μέλανθος) was a king of Messenia and son of Andropompus and Henioche.
Mythology
Melanthus was among the descendants of Neleus (the Neleidae) expelled from Messenia, by the descendants of Heracles, a ...
of
Pylos
Pylos (, ; el, Πύλος), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is th ...
, a fifth-generation descendant of
Neleus
Neleus (; Ancient Greek: Νηλεύς) was a mythological king of Pylos. In some accounts, he was also counted as an Argonaut instead of his son, Nestor.
Family
Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro. According to Pausanias, Neleus was the so ...
who had reportedly assisted him in battle against the
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, Βοιωτία; modern: ; ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its lar ...
ns.
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1122 BC
The 1120s BC is a List of decades, decade which lasted from 1129 BC to 1120 BC.
{{Decadebox BC, 112 Events and trends
* 1126 BC—Thymoetes, legendary Kings of Athens , King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his ...
—Legendary founding emigration of
Gija to
Gija Joseon
Gija Joseon (1120–194 BC) was a dynasty of Gojoseon allegedly founded by the sage Jizi (Gija), a member of the Shang dynasty royal house. Concrete evidence for Jizi's role in the history of Gojoseon is lacking, and the narrative has been c ...
.
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1122 BC
The 1120s BC is a List of decades, decade which lasted from 1129 BC to 1120 BC.
{{Decadebox BC, 112 Events and trends
* 1126 BC—Thymoetes, legendary Kings of Athens , King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his ...
—The
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...
was founded.
* c.
1120 BC
The 1120s BC is a List of decades, decade which lasted from 1129 BC to 1120 BC.
{{Decadebox BC, 112 Events and trends
* 1126 BC—Thymoetes, legendary Kings of Athens , King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his ...
—Destruction of
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
.
Significant people