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. OL19977701W Page_number_confidence 86.03 Pages 274 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220427091916 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 253 Scandate 20220426074743 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780691140896 Tts_version 4.In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. Includes bibliographical references (pages -228) and indexĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:07:14 Autocrop_version 0.0.12_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40452106 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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'. A compelling combination of narrative and the latest scholarship, 1177 B.C. 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. 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. But the Sea Peoples alone could not have caused such widespread breakdown. 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. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians.

Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. 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. 'In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the 'Sea Peoples' invaded Egypt.

1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline