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The 1240s BC is a decade which lasted from 1249 BC to 1240 BC.

Events and trends

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.

Significant people

Merneptah, pharaoh of Egypt, born (approximate date).

In legend

1249 BC—Gideon conquers the Midianites.^[3]
c. 1240 BC—The Argonauts capture Troy.^[5]^[3]

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". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ ^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. philistines 1240 bc.

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