Century
12th century BCE
The years 1200 – 1101 BCE. The atlas records 42 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 1200 – 1101 BCE
- 42 events
- 9 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 1200 – 1150 BCEBronze Age collapseEvent · Middle East
- 12th century BCEKV14Event · North Africa
- 1178 BCEBattle of the DeltaBattle · North Africa
- 1178 BCEBattle of DjahyBattle · Middle East
- 1183 BCEFounding of PaduaFounding · Europe
- 1155 BCEHarem conspiracyPolitical
- 1200 BCEFounding of LydiaFounding · Middle East
- 12th century BCEFounding of MagadhaFounding · South Asia
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
Middle East
- Abandonment of Hattusa1200 BCE · Collapse1200 BCE
- Fall of Ugarit1190s BCE · Collapse1190s BCE
- Founding of Sabaeans1200 BCE · Founding1200 BCE
- Founding of Aram-Damascus12th century BCE · Founding12th century BCE
- Founding of Philistia1175 BCE · Founding1175 BCE
- Founding of Neo-Hittite states12th century BCE · Founding12th century BCE
Europe
South Asia
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.North Africa
Egyptian Empire1550 – 1070 BCE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Middle East
Europe
Minoan3300 – 1100 BCE · culture sphere
Mycenaean Greece1600 – 1100 BCE
East Asia
Shang dynasty1600 – 1046 BCE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere
Wonders
Being built, or standingTrade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Phoenician sea tradeOpenedc. 1200 BCE – 332 BCE · by seac. 1200 BCE – 332 BCE
- King's HighwayOpenedc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Egyptian voyages to Puntc. 2480 BCE – 1150 BCE · by land, sea and riverc. 2480 BCE – 1150 BCE
- Steppe Routec. 2000 BCE – 600 CE · by landc. 2000 BCE – 600 CE