Timeline Chronology: X century BCE
Ancient History
1000 BCE
- In Italy there are only two types of peoples: Indo-European and those of Mediterranean origin
- Phoenicians establish colonies and ports around the Mediterranean
- Greeks begin to found colonies in the Aegea
- King David unites the Israelite tribes and makes Jerusalem its capital
- monarchic period in Israel; Saul; David; Solomon
- Nubian kingdom of Kush founded
- Hilltop forts built in western Europe
- Farming communities settled in Ganges valley, India
- Adena culture starts to develop along Ohio River in North America
966 BCE
- Neo-Assyrian Empire founded
965 BCE
- Start of King Solomon’s reign in Israel (to 928 BCE)
920 BCE
- division between the Kingdom of Israel in the north and the Kingdom of Judah in the south