The 1500s BC
13 sourced entries across 2 years, inside the 16th century BC. Each year below opens its own page; the lines under it are that year’s highest-ranked entries.
1506 BCE2 entries
- 1506 BC — Cecrops, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 50 years. Having survived his own son, he is succeeded by Cranaus.
- c. 1506 BC — Thutmose I (Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt) starts to rule. Alternatively, a date of c. 1504 BC is a possibility.
1500 BCE11 entries
- c. 1500 BC: Many scholars date early parts of the Rig Veda to roughly the 16th century.
- c. 1500 BC: Indo-Aryan migration is often dated to the 17th to 16th centuries.
- c. 1500 BC — Mycenaean civilization starts in Ancient Greece.