1500s BC

Events and trends

The element Mercury has been discovered in Egyptian tombs dating from this decade.
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.
c. 1504 BC — Thutmose I starts to rule (other date is 1506 BC).
Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant (1504 BC–1492 BC).
Earliest remains of domesticated ferrets found.
Date of the Biblical Exodus, according to Simcha Jacobovich in the documentary Exodus Decoded.
Polynesians settle in Fiji.
c. 1500 BC — Mycenaean civilization starts in Ancient Greece.
1500 BC–500 BC — Vedas are composed.

Significant people

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