1570s BC

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