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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 ci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cline, Eric H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Edición:Revised and updated.
Colección:Turning points in ancient history
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The collapse of civilizations: 1177 BC
  • Act I. Of arms and the man: the fifteenth century BC
  • Act II. An (Aegean) affair to remember: the fourteenth century BC
  • Act III. Fighting for gods and country: the thirteenth century BC
  • Act IV. The end of an era: the twelfth century BC
  • A "perfect storm" of calamities?
  • Sea Peoples, systems collapse, and complexity theory
  • The aftermath.