1390s BC

Events and trends

• 1397 BC—Pandion I, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens.
• c. 1390 BC–1352 BC: Queen Tiy, bust from Kom Medinet el-Ghurab was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum.
• Hittites ruled by King Arnuwanda I.

  Significant people

• 1398 BC—Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu. She later becomes the Chief Queen of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and the matriarch of the Amarna family.
• c. 1390 BC—Pharaoh Amenhotep III starts to rule.