1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed
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書誌事項
1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed
（Turning points in ancient history）
Princeton University Press, 2015
- : pbk
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One thousand and seventy-seven B.C
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注記
Originally published: 2014
"Ninth printing, and first paperback printing, with a new afierword by the author, 2015" --T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-232) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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.
目次
List of Illustrations xi Series Editor's Foreword xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Prologue The Collapse of Civilizations: 1177 BC 1 Chapter One Act I. Of Arms and the Man: The Fifteenth Century BC 14 Chapter Two Act II. An (Aegean) Affair to Remember: The Fourteenth Century BC 43 Chapter Three Act III. Fighting for Gods and Country: The Thirteenth Century BC 73 Chapter Four Act IV. The End of an Era: The Twelfth Century BC 102 Chapter Five A "Perfect Storm" of Calamities? 139 Epilogue The Aftermath 171 Afterword to the Paperback Edition 177 Dramatis Personae 181 Notes 185 Bibliography 205 Index 233
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