Editing 1180s BC

{{short description|Decade from 1189 BC to 1180 BC}}
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The '''1180s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 1189 BC to 1180 BC.
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==Events and trends==
* c. 1188 BC–[[Late Bronze Age collapse]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4LRHJlijVU|title=1177 B.C.: When Civilization Collapsed &#124; Eric Cline|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
* 1186 BC—End of the [[Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt]], start of the [[Twentieth dynasty of Egypt|Twentieth Dynasty]].
* 1184 BC—April 24, the traditional date of the fall of [[Troy]].
* 1182 BC—A desperate letter of [[Ammurapi]], the last king of [[Ugarit]], reporting the approaching fleet of the [[Peoples of the Sea]]. Shortly thereafter they destroyed both [[Ugarit]] and [[Alasiya]] ([[Cyprus]]).
* 1181 BC—[[Menestheus]], legendary [[King of Athens]] and veteran of the [[Trojan War]], dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew [[Demophon of Athens|Demophon]], a son of [[Theseus]]. Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the [[Trojan War]] (see [[1190s BC]]).
* c. 1180 BC—Invaders raze [[Hattusa]], causing the collapse of the [[Hittite Empire]].

==References==
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