Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of GodPrinceton University Press, 14 wrz 2021 - 328 What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? What if many legendary cities of the ancient world did not meet their ends through war and conquest as archaeologists and historians believe, but in fact were laid waste by a force of nature so catastrophic that religions and legends describe it as the wrath of god? Apocalypse brings the latest scientific evidence to bear on biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history--and, for some civilizations, seemingly heralded the end of the world. |
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... responsible for the devastation is actually a simple idea but one that yields compelling data . This is especially so in regions where , based on modern geological and seismologi- cal data , large earthquakes have repeatedly occurred ...
... responsible for its ultimate demise , still fa- voring the scenario that invading enemies had destroyed the city . The attack , she said , was probably part of a larger invasion involving the entire eastern Mediterranean region ...
... responsible for the destruction of Troy ? Perhaps it was the Hittites , but it is not at all clear that the Hittites were strong enough to mount a campaign at that time , since their own empire was also collapsing . In fact , around ...
... responsible for the collapse of a society . Using examples of some twenty past civilizations around the world , including the Minoans , Mayans , Mycenaeans , Spartans , Andeans , and Hittites , Toynbee argues that , in every case , the ...
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How Earthquakes Happen | 33 |
History Myth and the Reliability of the Written Record | 66 |
Clues to Earthquakes in the Archaeological Record | 89 |
Under the Rubble Human Casualties of Earthquakes | 142 |
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls Destruction That Preserves | 163 |
Expanding the Earthquake Record in the Holy Land | 187 |
Earthquake Storms and the Catastrophic End of the Bronze Age | 225 |
Rumblings and Revolutions Political Effects of Earthquakes | 247 |
Earthquakes and Societal Collapse | 273 |
Glossary | 280 |
References | 290 |
Index | 306 |
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Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God Amos Nur,Dawn Burgess Ograniczony podgląd - 2008 |