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• 1197 BC -The beginning of first period (1197 BC - 982 BC) by Sau Yung 's concept of the I ChingAlternative meaning: I Ching (monk The I Ching ( pinyin yi jing is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. Alternative romanizations of the name include I Jing, Yi Ching, Yi King. Translations of its name into English include the "Book of Changes" or mor and history.
• 1194 BC -The beginning of the legendary Trojan WarThe Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of Greece, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. The war figures centrally in Greek mythology and was narrated.
• 1191 BC - MenestheusMenestheus the son of Peteus, was a legendary King of Athens during the Trojan War. He was set up as king by the Dioscuri when Theseus travelled to the underworld, and when Theseus returned Menestheus exiled him from Athens. He was one of the suitors of H, legendary King of AthensBefore the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the archons, Athens was ruled by kings. Most of these are probably mythical or only semi-historical. This list is based on that given by Eusebius. Earliest kings These two kings were supposed to have ruled b dies during the Trojan WarThe Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of Greece, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. The war figures centrally in Greek mythology and was narrated and after a reign of 23 years is succeeded by his nephew DemophonIn Greek mythology, Demophon referred to two different kings: one of Eleusis and the other, Athens Demophon was a son of King Celeus and Queen Metanira. While Demeter was searching for her daughter, having taken the form of an old woman called Doso, she r, a son of TheseusTheseus (Θησευς) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aegeus (or of Poseidon). Theseus was considered by Athenians as the great reformer. His name comes from the same root as θεσμoς "t. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the Trojan WarThe Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of Greece, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. The war figures centrally in Greek mythology and was narrated (see 1180s BC).

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