COLLAPSE OF THE BRONZE AGE; The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel,
Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea. (432 pages, 65 illustrations, 16 maps)
The period was about 1200 BC. From Greece to Egypt, the social and political system of the Bronze Age collapsed. Amid war and chaos, the great palaces of the ancient Greek kings and the strong fortress of Troy were destroyed. Hittite rule in Asia Minor was ended forever, and the Hittites disappeared from history. Destruction visited the cities of Cyprus and
Syria. A mysterious group, the Peoples of the Sea, were
abroad on the seas, and Egypt fought against them for its
very existence.

Until the discoveries of modern archaeology, and the
excavation of ruins and the decipherment of hieroglyphic
and cuneiform writing, knowledge of that remote time had
been lost, except for memories of the Trojan War preserved
in the works of Homer and the Exodus preserved in the Bible.

Were the Peoples of the Sea the vanguard of a massive migration or invasion from Europe as some scholars think?
Did they destroy the centers of civilization? What conclusions can be drawn from the evidence? In short, what happened in those times? What is now known of Bronze Age history?
Top: Ancient Troy
Bottom: Pharaoh Thotmose IV
In COLLAPSE OF THE BRONZE AGE: the Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the Sea the entire panorama of those ancient events is examined. The evidence produced by archaeology is reviewed and life restored, so far as it may be, to the ancient past. The cause or causes of destruction as revealed by archaeology in ancient Troy, ancient Greece, the Hittite lands, Cyprus, and Egypt are explored. The historic basis of the Trojan War and the origin of ancient Israel is reexamined, and the origin of the Peoples of the Sea and Philistines investigated. The history of composition of Iliad and the Bible are traced.

Here, Egyptian pharaohs Merneptah, Ramesses, and Hittite kings speak again.
This book will stir controversy since this fresh quest for the truth challenges assumptions held by many scholars, and will establish new directions for investigation.

                 "Crip and well written....a good popular introduction to a complex period"
                        (Reviewer 1)
                  "A masterful work....a reference for understanding the period"
                        (Reviewer 2)

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