View source for 1080s BC

==Events and trends==
*[[Iron Age]] continues
*[[1089 BC]]—[[Melanthus]], legendary [[Kings of Athens|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=midbabylon |url=http://www.geocities.com/garyweb65/midbaby.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024194458/http://geocities.com/garyweb65/midbaby.html |archive-date=2009-10-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*c.1081 BC- [[Herihor]] dies.
*Early phase of transition from [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom Period]] to [[Third Intermediate Period of Egypt|Third Intermediate Period]] in [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] continues.