1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Special | 59m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Eric Cline explores the environmental and social events that caused the Bronze Age to end.
Eric Cline, Professor of Classics and Anthropology at George Washington University, discusses the factors that caused the Bronze Age to come to an end. Cline focuses on events of 1177 BC including earthquakes, drought, famine and rebellions and discusses their similarity to events occurring today.
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1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Special | 59m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Eric Cline, Professor of Classics and Anthropology at George Washington University, discusses the factors that caused the Bronze Age to come to an end. Cline focuses on events of 1177 BC including earthquakes, drought, famine and rebellions and discusses their similarity to events occurring today.
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