1260s BC

Events and trends

• One of the three estimated dates of the Birth of Herakles in Thebes, Greece.
• c. 1263 BC — Ramses II, king of ancient Egypt, and Hattusilis III, king of the Hittites, sign the earliest known peace treaty.
• 1263 BC — The approximate date traditionally offered for the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

Significant people