
1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
The Year Civilization Collapsed
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Eric H. Cline
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By:
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Eric H. Cline
This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages.
In 1177 BC, 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.
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Critic reviews
"The memorable thing about Cline's book is the strangely recognizable picture he paints of this very faraway time.... It was as globalized and cosmopolitan a time as any on record, albeit within a much smaller cosmos. The degree of interpenetration and of cultural sharing is astonishing." (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker)
"Engaging.... [An] absorbing tour of the Late Bronze Age." (Josephine Quinn, London Review of Books)
"A fascinating look at the Late Bronze Age, proving that whether for culture, war, economic fluctuations or grappling with technological advancement, the conundrums we face are never new, but merely renewed for a modern age." (Larry Getlen, New York Post)
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Nothing felt connected in anyway. He would tell a good story on a disagreement between rulers and what happened but how does that play into the grand scheme of this text. It was very dry with a ton of information but no real story was being told. This was so close to being great. If this was a college course I could have attended this probably would’ve been outstanding. But this is an audio book which must stand on its own. My review is all over the place like this book. This felt like a reading of a textbook. I am intrigued by the information laid out and will look for someone else’s work that can expound on this. I wish I could have enjoyed this. Maybe I’ll give it another listen in a couple of years.
Listened like a textbook
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As a further note, Dr. Cline narrates his own book, a great improvement on Andy Caploe, who narrated the first edition. However, he speaks slowly, and somebody clearly has told him to ENUNCIATE every word. It ends up sounding stilted and doesn't flow naturally. But as I said, vastly superior to Andy Caploe.
A cautionary tale for our times
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The section on Complexity Theory/Science is a great primer for that topic, though I would suggest that the analogies used by the author are often not examples of complexity, so much as complicatedness - he even conflated the two terms on occasion.
Additionally, that section would benefit greatly from a review of Resilience Theory/Science, which is a branch of Complexity Theory that has developed much more thoroughly through the field of Ecology from the 80s-teens with limited spillover into other fields as of yet. The system collapse of the late Bronze Age fits the Adaptive Cycle model beautifully.
Fascinating and Prescient
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Very well told.
Fascinating and ominous.
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The author/reader is more than adequate. Like many professional readers, it takes a while to get used to his style, but there’s no reason not to listen to the whole book with him as the reader.
I’ll be picking up the subsequent volume to hear the next part of the story.
Some questions don’t have answers
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Authors Should Not Read Their Own Works
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Read don’t listen
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New parents will attest that reading out loud is hard if you aren't used to it. Dr Cline doesn't start out reading as smoothly as a professional voice actor. On the other hand, he improves as he goes either from direction or just experience and feedback. So the first part of part 1 is a little bit rough, but by part 2 you get the benefit of listening to a fluent narrator passionate about the subject. And it's actually fun hearing Suppiluliuma flow off his tongue like it's "Smith" or "Jones".
Stick with it
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Fascinating deep dive
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Skip to the last chapter or two.
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