1450s BC
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In the year 1450 bce
Construction
A 32-m- (105-ft-) tall obelisk is made for Pharaoh Thutmose III, the largest from ancient times. It stands today at the Church of San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome. Obelisks are tapering granite shafts capped with small metal-coated pyramids (pyramidions) that reflect the rays of the sun god that the obelisks are supposed to honor. However, most obelisks were erected with inscriptions boasting of the feats of the ruler who had them built, not prayers to the god. See also 1500 bce Astronomy.
Stonehenge achieves the form in which it is known today. See also 2200 bce Construction.
ToolsThe use of a balance with a pointer for weighing is developed in Egypt. See also 2000 bce Tools.
TransportationBarges about 60 m (200 ft) long, constructed for carrying obelisks, such as the 32-m (105-ft) one made for Thutmose III, are the largest ships to this time. See also 2450 bce Transportation; 1400 bce Transportation.
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Events and trends
- Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. The battle took place in year 23 I Shemsu day 20 (or possibly day 21). The exact year depends on the year Thutmose ascended to the throne of Egypt and among scholars the estimates range from 1479 to 1504 BC. Using the 1479 BC estimate the battle could have taken place in May 1457.[1]
- c. 1450 BC—Mycenaeans attack Crete and destroy Knossos.[citation needed]
- c. 1450 BC—Minoan Second Palace period ends and Late Minoan culture starts.[citation needed]
References
- ^ O'Connor, David and Cline, Eric H. Thutmose III: A New Biography University of Michigan Press. 2006 ISBN 978-0-472-11467-2 pages 416-420.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 16th century BC – 15th century BC – 14th century BC |
| Decades: | 1480s BC 1470s BC 1460s BC – 1450s BC – 1440s BC 1430s BC 1420s BC |
| Years: | 1459 BC 1458 BC 1457 BC 1456 BC 1455 BC 1454 BC 1453 BC 1452 BC 1451 BC 1450 BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
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