1st millennium BC

Millennia:	2nd millennium BC; 1st millennium BC; 1st millennium AD;
Centuries:	10th century BC; 9th century BC; 8th century BC; 7th century BC; 6th century BC; 5th century BC; 4th century BC; 3rd century BC; 2nd century BC; 1st century BC;

The 1st millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy: JD 1356182.5 – 1721425.5). It encompasses the Iron Age in the Old World and sees the transition from the Ancient Near East to classical antiquity.

World population roughly doubled over the course of the millennium, from about 100 million to about 200–250 million.

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