1570s BC

May 2026 157 The 1570s BC is a decade that began on January 1, 1579, BC, and ended on December 31, 1570, BC. Events and trends 1570 BC—The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ends and the New Kingdom of Egypt begins. 1572 BC—The death of Moses, according to Thrasyllus of Mendes, an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of Tiberius Significant people Kamose, last Pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt (1573–1570 BC). Ahmose I, Pharaoh and founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1570–1546 BC). 1573 BC—Death of Eber, son of Salah (b. 2037 BC) according to the Hebrew calendar