1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0691208018 ISBN13: 9780691208015 Release Date: February 2021 Publisher: Princeton University Press Length: 304 Pages Weight: 0.65 lbs. Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1" A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse 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 archit