Apocalypse : earthquakes, archaeology, and the wrath of God
What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? This work brings the 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.
xi, 309 p. : il., mapas
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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1: King Agamemnon's Capital 11 Chapter 2: How Earthquakes Happen 32 Chapter 3: History, Myth, and the Reliability of the Written Record 65 Chapter 4: Clues to Earthquakes in the Archaeological Record 88 Chapter 5: Under the Rubble: Human Casualties of Earthquakes 141 Chapter 6: Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Destruction That Preserves? 162 Chapter 7: Expanding the Earthquake Record in the Holy Land 186 Chapter 8: Earthquake Storms and the Catastrophic End of the Bronze Age 224 Chapter 9: Rumblings and Revolutions: Political Effects of Earthquakes 246 Chapter 10: Earthquakes and Societal Collapse 272 Glossary 279 References 289 Index 305