12th century BC
(13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC - other centuries)
(1200s BC - 1190s BC - 1180s BC - 1170s BC - 1160s BC - 1150s BC - 1140s BC - 1130s BC - 1120s BC - 1110s BC - 1100s BC - other decades)
(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC)
Events
- 1200 BC - Ancient Pueblo Peoples civilization in North America. (approximate date)
- 1186 BC - End of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt, start of the Twentieth Dynasty
- April 24, 1184 BC- Traditional date for the fall of Troy, Asia Minor to the Mycenaeans and their allies. This marks the end of the Trojan War of Greek mythology.
- 1150 BC - Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica. (approximate date)
Significant persons
- Ramses III, Pharaoh of Egypt
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
ca:Segle XII AC
de:12. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
es:Siglo XII adC
eo:12-a jarcento a.K.
fr:XIIe siècle av. J.-C.
nl:12e eeuw v. Chr.
ja:紀元前12世紀
pl:XII wiek p.n.e.