1080s BC

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC
Decades:	1110s BC 1100s BC 1090s BC - 1080s BC - 1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC
Years:	1089 BC 1088 BC 1087 BC 1086 BC 1085 BC 1084 BC 1083 BC 1082 BC 1081 BC 1080 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture; Establishments - Disestablishments

[edit] Events and trends

Iron Age continues
1089 BC — Melanthus, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus.
Early 1080s BC- Herihor, the high-priest of Amon, usurps Ramesses XI's authority, becoming the de facto ruler of Upper Egypt.
1082 BC- Babylonia suffers from a severe famine. ^[1]
c.1081 BC- Herihor dies.
Transition from New Kingdom Period to Third Intermediate Period in Egypt begins.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC
Decades:	1110s BC 1100s BC 1090s BC - 1080s BC - 1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC
Years:	1089 BC 1088 BC 1087 BC 1086 BC 1085 BC 1084 BC 1083 BC 1082 BC 1081 BC 1080 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments