Millennia:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades:	1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC - 1150s BC - 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC
Years:	1159 BC 1158 BC 1157 BC 1156 BC 1155 BC 1154 BC 1153 BC 1152 BC 1151 BC 1150 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 1159 BC — The Hekla 3 eruption triggers an 18-year period of climatic worsening.
• 1154 BC — Death of King Menelaus of Sparta (estimated date).
• 1154 BC — Suicide of exiled Queen Helen of Sparta at Rhodes. (estimated date).

Significant people

• 1153 BC — Death of pharaoh Ramesses III of Egypt