1050 BC
ID: 2741
Saul anointed as first king of Israel - Samuel anoints Saul, monarchy established to fight Philistines
ID: 2741
1050 BC
ID: 3644
Phoenician alphabet spreads - simplified 22-letter system replaces complex scripts, ancestor of modern alphabets
ID: 3644
1050 BC
ID: 3646
Greek settlement of Cyprus - sub-Mycenaean culture established by refugees and migrants
ID: 3646
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