1177 BC by Eric Cline

This book’s full title is 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed. This was a great book to read. If you have any interest in ancient civilizations you will enjoy this well written book. Personally, I love history and especially when I can read good book on our past. Eric Cline brings the past to life and also updates us on the most recent thinking about the fall of the bronze age. It even has its own Wikipedia page here that gives a short synopsis of what the book covers.

It is far more fun to read the book, but reviews can give you an idea on whether or not you would enjoy the book. Scott McLemee on The Key give a good and long review of this book. Guy D. Middleton on American Journal of Archaeology starts off his review by telling us why this book has been a popular best seller even though it is talking about ancient history of the eastern Mediterranean. This last review is by Steven Karacic of Bryn Mawr College. This book is part of a series by Barry Strauss and some information on this is here

There is a great short video that previews this book on YouTube by Princeton University Press. Here is a lecture given by Eric Cline in Maryland. To better understand the history covered in this book, you can read the book and listen to the lecture. Eric Cline also speaks at The Oriental Institute.

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