10th century BC
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(11th century BC - 10th century BC - 9th century BC - other centuries)
(1000s BC - 990s BC - 980s BC - 970s BC - 960s BC - 950s BC - 940s BC - 930s BC - 920s BC - 910s BC - 900s BC - other decades)
(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC)
Events
- Partition of the ancient Israelite kingdom into Judah and Israel (ca. 925 BC)
- Foundation of Sparta
- The kingdom of Ethiopia is founded by Menelik I, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. (according to legend)
- First extant evidence of written Aramaic language
- The earliest known settlement in Plymouth, England dates back to this era
Significant persons
- Saul, king of the ancient Israelites
- David, king of the ancient Israelites (1006 BC - 965 BC)
- Solomon, king of the ancient Israelites (965 BC - 925 BC)
- Zoroaster, ancient Iranian prophet (approximate date, estimates range from 1000 BC to 600 BC)
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
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