1177 B. C. The Year Civilization Collapsed

Name: 1177 B. C. The Year Civilization Collapsed
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ISBN: 9780691140896

ISBN-10: 0691140898

ISBN-13: 9780691140896

Edition: 2014

Authors: Eric H. Cline

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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. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. 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…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/23/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.49" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English