Lots of historical events occurred in 1984. One such event is the Where's the Beef commercial debuted on January 10th, 1984.
The events of Hanukkah occurred some 150 years before his time.
Before 5000 years.
Grendel terrorized the Danes for twelve years before being defeated by Beowulf.
Major events during the long period of the Middle Ages were the rise and fall of the Carolingian Empire, the formation of the Holy Roman Empire, the Hundred Years' War and the crusades.
My understanding of Homer's work was that the Iliad and the Odyssey were written as a record of events that may have occurred upwards to 200 years before his time. The stories were oral accounts of those events until he wrote them. (that is the understanding I received from class)
Anti-Semitic events have occurred every year for over 2000 years.
September 11th? The attack changed many things.
The Big Bang! Space-time did not exist before the Big Bang so there can be no earlier events.
Anti-Semitic events have occurred every year for over 2000 years.
Which war? Also, there could be many events that have happened ten years after any war.
There are eight twelve months (or years) in eight years.
Grendel ravishes the Banquet Hall for twelve years before the arrival of Beowulf.