1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed pdf

Eric H. Klein is Professor of Classics and Anthropology, Director of the Capitol Institute of Archeology, and former Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is an archaeologist with a long history of excavation and surveying in many parts of the world. Klein is the author and editor of 19 books that have been translated into 16 languages, most notably “Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archeology” and “Battles of Armageddon.” Klein has won numerous awards for his books, research and teaching.

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed pdf by Eric H. Klein

From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the Sea Peoples invaded Egypt. 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. 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, famine, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life a vibrant multicultural world, he draws a sweeping panorama of the empires of the age and shows that it may have been their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse. Now revised and updated, 1177 B.C. sheds light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and eventually destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age--and set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece and, ultimately, our world today.