1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed

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Label

1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed

Title remainder

the year civilization collapsed

Statement of responsibility

Eric H. Cline

Title variation

Year civilizaton collapsed

Creator

• trueCline, Eric H
• trueCline, Eric H.

Subject

• Bronze age -- Mediterranean Region
• trueHistory writing -- Archaeology
• trueArchaeology
• trueSailors
• trueCivilization, Ancient
• trueHistory writing -- Ancient
• trueBronze and Iron Ages (3500-27 BCE) -- -3500 -- -27
• trueMediterranean Region -- Civilization
• trueBronze age
• trueMediterranean Region -- History -- To 476

Genre

• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

Summary

In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians. The thriving economy and cultures of the late second millennium B.C., which had stretched from Greece to Egypt and Mesopotamia, suddenly ceased to exist, along with writing systems, technology, and monumental architecture. How did it happen? In this major new account of the causes of this "First Dark Ages," Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, and the cutting of international trade routes. He draws a sweeping panorama of the empires and globalized peoples of the Late Bronze Age and shows that it was their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse and ushered in a dark age that lasted centuries

Member of

• Turning points in ancient history

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed
• trueConcise

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

930.1/56

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Turning points in ancient history

Target audience

adult