People by era
People Who Lived 1000 to 500 BCE
16 people from 1000 to 500 bce on Credible Theories, oldest first, each with a sourced profile.
Legendary and scriptural figuresBefore 1000 BCE1000 to 500 BCE500 BCE to 1 CE1 to 500 CE500 to 1000 CE1000 to 15001500 to 1800The 1800s1900 to 19501950 to today
Sin-leqi-unninniScholar credited with the standard Epic of Gilgameshc. 1300–1000 BCEDavidKing of Israel and Judah, slayer of Goliathc. 1000 BCESolomonKing of Israel, builder of the First Templec. 970–931 BCEAshurnasirpal IIKing of Assyria who rebuilt Kalhu (Nimrud)r. 883–859 BCEKing AhabKing of the northern kingdom of Israelr. 874–853 BCEUzziahKing of Judah; Isaiah's throne vision is dated to his deathr. 783–742 BCEHoseaProphet of the northern kingdom of Israelfl. 750–725 BCEIsaiahProphet of Jerusalem in the 8th century BCEfl. c. 740 BCEHezekiahKing of Judah during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalemr. 715–686 BCESennacheribKing of Assyria who besieged Jerusalem in 701 BCEr. 705–681 BCEAshurbanipalLast great king of Assyria; founder of the library at Ninevehr. 668–627 BCEJeremiahProphet of Judah at the fall of Jerusalemfl. 626–586 BCEEzekielPriest and prophet among the exiles in Babyloniafl. 593–571 BCENebuchadnezzar IIKing of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem's Templer. 605–562 BCECyrus the GreatFounder of the Achaemenid Persian Empirer. 559–530 BCEZechariahProphet of the return from Babylon; saw a flying scrollfl. c. 520 BCE
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