> In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy defeated them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations.
> Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, famine, and the cutting of international trade routes
This emphasizes the need to keep efficient military forces and resilient civil infrastructure even at times when everything is going well and you are as strong as ever.
Something bad may happen without much warning. It actually does, at small scale, as of recently, and shows how poorly the western civilization is prepared.
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208015/11...
> In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy defeated them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations.
> Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, famine, and the cutting of international trade routes