1177 B.C., Eric H. Cline
1177 B.C., Eric H. Cline
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1177 B.C.
The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated

Author: Eric H. Cline

Series: Turning Points in Ancient History

Narrator: Eric H. Cline

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy defeated them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, famine, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life a vibrant multicultural world, he draws a sweeping panorama of the empires of the age and shows that it may have been their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse. Now revised and updated, 1177 B.C. sheds light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and eventually destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age—and set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece and, ultimately, our world today.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew

This is perhaps the most disappointing book I've read in the past five years. Moreover, I say that based not only on my original assumption about what the author was setting out to achieve, but also on my adjusted assumption, after reading a few chapters Let's start with the first assumption - that......more

Goodreads review by Clif

The so-called Dark Ages of the 6th to 13th centuries that followed the demise of the Roman Empire was not the first dark age experienced by human civilization. This book explores what archeologists know about the Late Bronze Age collapse circa 1200 BC. During the fifty-year period from 1225 to 1175......more

Goodreads review by Marc

This is a striking case of diverging content and packaging. Four fifths of this book offers an excellent and nuanced overview of the debate on the end of the Bronze Age troubles in the eastern Mediterranean, around 1200 BCE. Eric H. Cline (professor of ancient history and archeology at The George Wa......more

Goodreads review by Lois

An overview of the end of the Bronze Age in the so-called Ancient World, the eastern Mediterranean and Near East from about 1500 B.C. to about 1150 B.C. The author and editors may fondly imagine this is written for a general public while retaining scholarly rigor. I think the first part of that beli......more

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