1240s BC
Appearance
The 1240s BC is a decade which lasted from 1246 BC to 1240 BC.
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Events and trends
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- c. 1240 BC—The Philistines expand their influence into Cyprus and Canaan.[1][2]
- c. 1240 BC—The wimble[3] and lathe[4] are invented.
In legend
- 1249 BC—Gideon conquers the Midianites.[3]
- c. 1240 BC—The Argonauts capture Troy.[5][3]
- c. 1240 BC—The Conquest of Canaan begins under Joshua[self-published source]
References
- ^ "WORLD HISTORY 1500 - 1200 B.C." History Central. Historycentral. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Exploring Philistine Origins on the Island of Cyprus, Vassos Karageorghis, BAR 10:02, Mar-Apr 1984.
- ^ a b c Ruoff, Henry Woldmar (1917). The standard dictionary of facts. pp. 55–56. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Haydn, Joseph (1877). Haydn's Dictionary of Dates: Relating to All Ages and Nations. Harper & Brothers. p. 284. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Little, Charles Eugene (1900). Cyclopedia of Classified Dates with an Exhaustive Index. Gale Research Company. p. 1142. Retrieved 20 April 2017.