Century
15th century BCE
The years 1500 – 1401 BCE. The atlas records 30 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.
- 1500 – 1401 BCE
- 30 events
- 9 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 15th century BCEwinemakingEvent
- 16 April 1457 BCEBattle of MegiddoBattle · Middle East
- 15th century BCEFounding of Gaza CityFounding · Middle East
- 1500 BCEFounding of AcreFounding · Middle East
- 1500 BCEFounding of NakhchivanFounding · Middle East
- 15th century BCEFall of MeroëCollapse · North Africa
- 1500 BCEFounding of AsilahFounding · North Africa
- 15th century BCEConstruction of Obelisk of TheodosiusConstruction · Middle East
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
Europe
- Construction of Lateran Obelisk1500 – 14th century BCE · Construction1500 – 14th century BCE
- Construction of Quay with Sphinxes1455 BCE · Construction1455 BCE
- Construction of Cleopatra's Needle1450 BCE · Construction1450 BCE
- Founding of Thermos1500 BCE · Founding1500 BCE
- Founding of Argos1500 BCE · Founding1500 BCE
- Destruction of palace of Phaistos1450s BCE · Collapse1450s BCE
North America
Oceania
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