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1177 B.C. : the Year Civilization Collapsed /

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 civilize...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cline, Eric H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Turning Points in Ancient History
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Series Editor's Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: THE COLLAPSE OF CIVILIZATIONS: 1177 BC
  • CHAPTER ONE. ACT I. OF ARMS AND THE MAN: THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY BC
  • CHAPTER TWO. ACT II. AN (AEGEAN) AFFAIR TO REMEMBER: THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY BC
  • CHAPTER THREE. ACT III. FIGHTING FOR GODS AND COUNTRY: THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY BC
  • CHAPTER FOUR. ACT IV. THE END OF AN ERA: THE TWELFTH CENTURY BC
  • CHAPTER FIVE. A "PERFECT STORM" OF CALAMITIES?
  • EPILOGUE: THE AFTERMATH
  • AFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION IN SEARCH OF A SMOKING GUN
  • DRAMATIS PERSONAE
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.