1150s BC

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
Years:	1159 BC 1158 BC 1157 BC 1156 BC 1155 BC 1154 BC 1153 BC 1152 BC 1151 BC 1150 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths

Events and trends

1159 BC—The Hekla 3 eruption triggers an 18-year period of climatic worsening. (estimated date, disputed)
1154 BC—Death of King Menelaus of Sparta (estimated date).
1154 BC—Suicide of exiled Queen Helen of Sparta at Rhodes. (estimated date).
The Trojan war takes place at about this time
1154 BC—Medinet Habu (temple): records a people called the P-r-s-t (conventionally Peleset) among those who fought with Egypt in Ramesses III's reign.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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