1260s BC

Construction

The huge temple of Abu Simbel on the Upper Nile in Egypt is built in honor of Ramses II. Cut out of the living rock, Abu Simbel is sited so that on two days of the year (one in mid-October and the other in mid-February) the sun illuminates the inner sanctuary. The dates are thought to have been chosen to commemorate famous military victories of Ramses II. See also 1365 bce Archaeology.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	14th century BC – 13th century BC – 12th century BC
Decades:	1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC – 1260s BC – 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC
Years:	1269 BC 1268 BC 1267 BC 1266 BC 1265 BC 1264 BC 1263 BC 1262 BC 1261 BC 1260 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

• One of the three estimated dates of the Birth of Herakles in Thebes, Greece.
• c. 1263 BC—Ramses II, king of ancient Egypt, and Hattusilis III, king of the Hittites, sign the earliest known peace treaty.
• 1263 BC—The approximate date traditionally offered for the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

Significant people

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