10 events with tag "Philistines"
1180 BC
ID: 5793
Ramesses III records Sea Peoples confederation - Peleset (Philistines), Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen, Weshesh attack Egypt by land and sea
ID: 5793
1175 BC
ID: 3640
Philistines settle Palestine - after defeat, Sea Peoples allowed to settle coastal strip from Gaza to Joppa
ID: 3640
1175 BC
ID: 5794
Philistines (Peleset) establish pentapolis in Canaan - Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath become major Philistine cities
ID: 5794
1050 BC
ID: 5795
Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant - defeat Israel at Battle of Aphek, take Ark to Dagon's temple in Ashdod
ID: 5795
1020 BC
ID: 5796
David defeats Goliath of Gath - young shepherd kills Philistine champion with sling and stone
ID: 5796
1007 BC
ID: 2742
Death of Saul at Mount Gilboa - Saul and sons killed fighting Philistines, David becomes king of Judah
ID: 2742
1000 BC
ID: 5797
David subdues Philistines - breaks their military dominance, makes them tributaries but doesn't expel them
ID: 5797
604 BC
ID: 5800
Nebuchadnezzar destroys Philistine cities - Ashkelon destroyed, Philistines begin to disappear as distinct people
ID: 5800
600 BC
ID: 5801
Philistines cease to exist as distinct people - absorbed into local populations after Babylonian conquests
ID: 5801
135
ID: 5802
Romans rename Judea to Syria Palaestina - after Bar Kokhba revolt, name derived from ancient Philistines to erase Jewish connection
ID: 5802