1140s BC

Archaeology

Dorian invaders begin driving out the indigenous tribes of Epirus and Thessaly and then replacing the Mycenaeans throughout Greece, a process that is complete by about 1000 bce. See also 1200 bce Archaeology.

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009)

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	13th century BC – 12th century BC – 11th century BC
Decades:	1170s BC 1160s BC 1150s BC – 1140s BC – 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC
Years:	1149 BC 1148 BC 1147 BC 1146 BC 1145 BC 1144 BC 1143 BC 1142 BC 1141 BC 1140 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 1149 BC—The First Trojan War
• 1147 BC—Demophon, legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his son Oxyntes.

Significant people

• 1146 BC—Nebuchadnezzar I becomes king of Babylon.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)