950s BC

The 950s BC is a decade which lasted from 959 BC to 950 BC.

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
  • 959 BC
  • 958 BC
  • 957 BC
  • 956 BC
  • 955 BC
  • 954 BC
  • 953 BC
  • 952 BC
  • 951 BC
  • 950 BC
Categories:
  • Births
  • 959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.
  • 957 BC–Solomon's Temple is completed. 959 BC is also a proposed date.
  • 957 BC—The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou Dynasty ends.
  • 952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.
  • 950 BC—Northern Egypt starts to be ruled by Libyan pharaohs. The Libyans build cities and for the first time a sturdy urban life grows up in the Nile Delta.
  • c. 950 BC–800 BC—Some early parts of the Bible are written.

Deaths
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