Research Catalog

Title

1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed / Eric H. Cline.

Author

Cline, Eric H.

Publication

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

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Details

Description

xix, 277 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 cm.

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. 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"--

Series Statement

Turning points in ancient history

Uniform Title

Turning points in ancient history.

Alternative Title

1177 BC

Subject

• To 476
• Bronze age > Mediterranean Region
• Sea Peoples
• Bronze age
• Civilization
• Mediterranean Region > Civilization
• Mediterranean Region > History > To 476
• Mediterranean Region

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

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.

Call Number

JFD 21-1610

ISBN

• 9780691208015
• 0691208018

LCCN

2020024530

OCLC

1193557561

Author

Cline, Eric H., author.

Title

1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed / Eric H. Cline.

Publisher

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Edition

Revised and updated edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Turning points in ancient history

Turning points in ancient history.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

To 476

Other Form:

Online version: Cline, Eric H., 1960- 1177 B.C. Revised and expanded edition. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021. 9780691208022 (DLC) 2020024531

Research Call Number

JFD 21-1610