959 BC - Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of EgyptThe history of Egypt is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world. The Nile valley forms a natural geographic and economic unit, being bounded to the east and west by deserts, to the north by the sea and to the south.
952 BC - Thersippus , King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas .
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950s BCCenturies: 11th century BC 10th century BC 9th century BC Decades: 1000s BC 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC 920s BC 910s BC 900s BC Events and Trends 959 BC Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt. 952 BC Thersippus, King of
