How 'Dark' Were the Greek Dark Ages?
1100–800 BCE: No palaces, no writing, population crash... Dark void or misunderstood transition?
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⚔️ In 1177 B.C., Glynnis Fawkes adapts Eric Cline’s bestselling history into a graphic novel exploring the fall of the great Bronze Age civilizations, from the Mycenaeans to the Egyptians.
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On tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: UGARIT (Tales of a Lost City) by Janet Tamaren.
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Read an #excerpt from UGARIT (Tales of a Lost City) by Janet Tamaren.
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Welcome to the final day of our blog tour for
༻*·Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City·*༺
by Janet Tamaren!
Check out our last tour stops, with excerpts from this compelling story!
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Welcome to Day 4 of our blog tour for
༻*·Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City·*༺
by Janet Tamaren!
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Welcome to Day 4 of our blog tour for
༻*·Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City·*༺
by Janet Tamaren!
Check out our tour stops today, sharing fab extracts from this evocative story!
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Welcome to Day 3 of our blog tour for
༻*·Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City·*༺
by Janet Tamaren!
Check out our latest stops, all sharing excerpts from this riveting adventure!
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I have the fabulous Janet Tamaren on my blog today. Janet is sharing an excerpt from her book, UGARIT
(Tales of a Lost City).
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⚔️ In 1177 B.C., Glynnis Fawkes adapts Eric Cline’s bestselling history into a graphic novel exploring the fall of the great Bronze Age civilizations, from the Mycenaeans to the Egyptians.
➡️ Grab your copy here: https://ow.ly/ffKM50XbfrT
#HistoryBooks #BronzeAgeCollapse #Bookstagram #EricCline
What They Never Told Us About the End of the Bronze Age - The End of the Bronze Age: What They Never Told Us (Or What We Chose to Forget)For centuries, the st... www.myscrappydays.com/news.php?slu... #BronzeAgecollapse #SeaPeoples #Ancienthistorymyths #EndofBronzeAge #Ancientcivilizations
"Notable finds included a fragmentary pithos (large storage jar), a Canaanite jar (suggesting trade connections), and exquisite decorated fine wares"
Well organised
Well travelled
Much trading
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Bronze Age: hold my beer
(Collapses)
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Things an ancient history buff doesn't want to hear about: Fake BS Alien cities beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Things we do want to hear: A new tomb found of a high official for the Pharaoh Ramses III #ancientsky #history #realhistory #ancientegypt #bronzeagecollapse
Then: #TheLotusEaters Now: #TheBrunchEaters
Then: #TheSeaPeoples Now: #TheOrcaPeoples
Then: #BronzeAgeCollapse Now: #CarbonAgeCollapse
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The History Files: Mysia / Teuthrea
#Mysia / #Teuthrea: this semi-legendary #BronzeAge kingdom was in NW #Anatolia, along much of the south coast of the Sea of #Marmara - now split between northern #Balikesir and #Bursa provinces in #Turkey.
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The History Files: Troy / Ilum / Wilusa
#Troy / #Ilum / #Wilusa: Troy's fate as described in the #Iliad of #Homer even if based on real events, can never fully be connected to archaeological facts.
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The History Files: Zeleia (Troad)
#Zeleia: located at the foot of #MountIda in the SE corner of the #Troad (now #MountKaz, broadly situated between Canakkale and Balikesir, part national park, part rustic villages).
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The History Files: Percote (Troad)
#Percote: a small city on the #Anatolian #Hellespont coast to the north-east of #Troy - it receives more than one mention in #Greek mythology, but never plays a major role.
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The History Files: Larissa
Larissa ( #Troad ): the city of #Larissa was a #Pelasgian settlement which provided spearmen to #Troy in the #TrojanWar - the name was a common one for Pelasgian towns.
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The History Files: Kolonae (Troad)
Kolonae (Troad): along with the whole #Troad, the city of #Kolonae was a #Trojan ally during the #Mycenaean war, with the name perhaps coming from 'col' or 'calach' for an eminence.
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The History Files: Hyrtacidae
#Hyrtacidae: #Wilusa in the 1200s BC was a member of the #Assuwa, a minor state confederacy which included the #Troad and was allied to the #Hittites.
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The History Files: Halizones
Halizones: listed in the #Trojan order of battle, #Halizones origins are unknown, - #Homer says they came from 'Alybe far away, where is the birthplace of silver', possibly north #Anatolia.
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The History Files: Troad / Troas
#Troad / #Troas: this peninsula region was at the far NW corner of #Anatolia, formed by the territory to the north of the island of Lesbos, and east to Mount Ida (now Mount Kaz in #Turkey).
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The History Files: Meshwesh
Meshwesh: the #Meshwesh were an ancient #Libyan tribe from the region of #Cyrenica who were in an almost constant state of conflict with #Egypt's nineteenth and twentieth dynasties.
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The History Files: Peleshet
#Peleshet: were part of a combined force of #SeaPeoples to attack #Egypt in 1179 & 1176 BC - battle scenes show them to be clean-shaven, wearing a panelled kilt & a chest protector.
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The History Files: Danya
#Danya: mentioned in the #Amarna letters of 1300s BC #Egypt, the next time they appeared was as part of the combined #Libyans and #SeaPeoples force which attacked Egypt in 1208 BC.
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The History Files: Teucri
Teucri: a possible #Teucri linguistic link has been suggested with the #Tjekker, one of the later #SeaPeoples, with apparently some archaeological evidence to support this theory.
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