1279 BCE
c. 1279 BC – 1213 BC—Temple of Amun, Mut and Khons at Luxor are built. c. 1279 BC—Ramesses II (19th Dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Egypt. During his reign he builds a new capital on the eastern Nile Delta which he, renames Pi-Ramesses – the "House of Ramesses". The capital is created as a center of Egyptian power in the North. c. 1279 BC – 1213 BC—Temple of Ramesses II in Abu Simbel in Nubia (19th Dynasty) is built. The wall painting of Queen Nefertari making an offering to the god Isis in the tomb of Nefertari is made. The tomb is located in the Valley of the Queens in Egypt.
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
- c. 1279 BC—Ramesses II (19th Dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Egypt. During his reign he builds a new capital on the eastern Nile Delta which he, renames Pi-Ramesses – the "House of Ramesses". The capital is created as a center of Egyptian power in the North.source
Conflict & Security
- c. 1279 BC—Troy VI, speculated to be the city mentioned in Homer's Iliad, is presumed to have been destroyed by Greek armies.source
Religion & Belief
- c. 1279 BC – 1213 BC—Temple of Amun, Mut and Khons at Luxor are built.source
- c. 1279 BC – 1213 BC—Temple of Ramesses II in Abu Simbel in Nubia (19th Dynasty) is built. The wall painting of Queen Nefertari making an offering to the god Isis in the tomb of Nefertari is made. The tomb is located in the Valley of the Queens in Egypt.source
Deaths
- 1279 BC—Pharaoh Seti I dies after an 11-year reign.source