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03399aam a2200385 i 4500 001 F09C0C080BB511ECB4F7DDF040ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210902012041 008 200608s2021 njuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020024530 020 $a 0691208018 020 $a 9780691208015 (softcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1193557561 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OJ4 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a mm----- 050 00 $a GN778.25 $b .C55 2021 082 00 $a 937 $2 23 100 1 $a Cline, Eric H., $e author. 245 10 $a 1177 B.C. : $b the year civilization collapsed / $c Eric H. Cline. 246 3 $a 1177 BC 250 $a Revised and updated edition. 260 $a Princeton, New Jersey : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a xix, 277 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 21 cm. 490 0 $a Turning points in ancient history 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 2 $a The collapse of civilizations: 1177 BC -- Act I. Of arms and the man: the fifteenth century BC -- Act II. An (Aegean) affair to remember: the fourteenth century BC -- Act III. Fighting for gods and country: the thirteenth century BC -- Act IV. The end of an era: the twelfth century BC -- A "perfect storm" of calamities? -- Sea Peoples, systems collapse, and complexity theory -- The aftermath. 520 $a "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 architecture. But the Sea Peoples alone could not have caused such widespread breakdown. How did it happen? In this major new account of the causes of this "First Dark Ages," 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, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life the vibrant multicultural world of these great civilizations, 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. A compelling combination of narrative and the latest scholarship, 1177 B.C. sheds new light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and ultimately destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age-and that set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Bronze age $z Mediterranean Region. 650 0 $a Sea Peoples. 651 0 $a Mediterranean Region $x Civilization. 651 0 $a Mediterranean Region $x History $y To 476. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210902013025.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F09C0C080BB511ECB4F7DDF040ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search