1177 B.C.
The Year Civilization Collapsed
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Narrated by:
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Andy Caploe
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By:
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Eric H. Cline
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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.
©2014 Eric H. Cline. Published by Princeton University Press. (P)2014 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about 1177 B.C.
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- Ric Vatner
- 28-03-2022
If you think the Bronze Age was primitive and unsophisticated you need to read this
The book starts in 1500 BC and finishes at the end of the Bronze Age and describes a period of globalisation not too different to our own time and holds many useful tips that we could take to heart.
The cultural and economic collapse that occurred and the loss of many advances man made during the era could happen today but most of all it is amazing to see how advanced our ancestors were thousands of years ago. I doubt they realised how it could all collapse and much of it disappear to be rediscovered many centuries later.
I don’t think that is the point of the book but when you look at what we are doing today, how close we came to financial collapse in 2008 and at the financial collapse in the west after the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe in AD 400, you can’t help but realise it could happen again.
For those who have only read about the Bronze Age in England or Europe, this will be a real eye opener.
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- Steve
- 25-04-2019
Informative
A realistic view of the Bronze Age Collapse. Really a very niche topic. I found it interesting.
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- Behzad
- 22-06-2020
loved it but..
loved the book but you REALLY need to know about the Empires mentioned in the book (at least briefly) before you can truely enjoy it... otherwise you will find yourself pausing and googling the many names mentioned ..
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- Shane
- 30-05-2016
Very complicated
I really like what this book is trying to do, and I respect it far more than the two stars indicate. However, the book was very dense and it is easy to get lost in the endless sea of names. Generally, I can just listen to the book multiple times, but with 1177 I still can't quite get into it. What I do complement the book on is for not oversimplifying, what is clearly a complex story. I would far rather not understand a convoluted book than understand completely a false one.
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- Amanda
- 25-02-2016
Awful Narration
What would have made 1177 B.C. better?
My enjoyment of this book was wrecked by the awful narration. It's sounds as if it was narrated by the Swedish chef from the Muppets. The only way I could make some sense of it was slowing it down to three quarters speed.
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