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Auteur(s) : Cline, Eric H. (1960-....)
Titre(s) : 1177 B.C. [Texte imprimé] : the year civilization collapsed / Eric H. Cline
Publication : Princeton (N. J.) : Princeton University Press, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIX-277 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm
Collection : Turning points in ancient history
Lien à la collection : Turning points in ancient history
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [223]-265. Index
"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"
Sujet(s) : Âge du bronze -- Méditerranée (région)
Peuples de la Mer
Civilisation -- Méditerranée (région) -- 2e millénaire av. J.-C.
Moyen-Orient -- Jusqu'à 622
Indice(s) Dewey :
939.4 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Moyen-Orient - Des origines jusque vers 0640 ap. J.-C.
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780691208015 (br.). - ISBN 0691208018 (erroné). - ISBN 9780691208022 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46877543g
Notice n° :
FRBNF46877543
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Table des matières : 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.
