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.
