https://llcawthorne.github.io/tags/history/Recent content in history on Senior Software Engineer Learns Functional ProgrammingHugoen-usFri, 25 Sep 2026 18:45:00 -0400https://llcawthorne.github.io/posts/1177-bc/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:45:00 -0400https://llcawthorne.github.io/posts/1177-bc/<p><img alt="1177 BC cover" loading="lazy" src="https://llcawthorne.github.io/posts/1177-bc/images/cover.jpg"></p> <p>1177 BC is far less a final verdict than I would&rsquo;ve preferred. Apparently, historians have discussed the Bronze Age collapse for at least 100 years, but this book mostly calls into question the traditional simple ideas and makes a case for a combination of earthquakes, revolts, and, to a much lesser extent than originally thought, the sea people invading, plus maybe some type of disruption of the trade networks, which again could be caused by the sea people or other unknown maritime raiders.</p>