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DanHoward · 01-23-2017, 04:14 AM

The so-called drought at the time was limited and the famine was no more severe than countless other famines over the centuries. There is no evidence of mass migrations; the people and cultures in various regions before the alleged Dark Age are exactly the same as those after the Dark Age. The so-called barbarian invasion never occurred; there was limited raiding on some coastal areas and that is all. To summarise: there was no "collapse" and there was no "Dark Age". The Dark Age is an artificial construction to compensate for the fact that the chronology we are currently using is wrong.

1177 is not a good reference to start with. Start with "End of the Bronze Age" by Robert Drews. Then read "Centuries of Darkness" by Peter James et al. My book uses the latest research to summarise military equipment and warfare at the time.
https://www.amazon.com/Bronze-Age-Mi.../dp/1848842937

01-23-2017, 04:14 AM	#27
DanHoward Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia	Re: Apocalypse 1177 BC The so-called drought at the time was limited and the famine was no more severe than countless other famines over the centuries. There is no evidence of mass migrations; the people and cultures in various regions before the alleged Dark Age are exactly the same as those after the Dark Age. The so-called barbarian invasion never occurred; there was limited raiding on some coastal areas and that is all. To summarise: there was no "collapse" and there was no "Dark Age". The Dark Age is an artificial construction to compensate for the fact that the chronology we are currently using is wrong. 1177 is not a good reference to start with. Start with "End of the Bronze Age" by Robert Drews. Then read "Centuries of Darkness" by Peter James et al. My book uses the latest research to summarise military equipment and warfare at the time. https://www.amazon.com/Bronze-Age-Mi.../dp/1848842937 __________________ Compact Castles gives the gamer an instant portfolio of genuine, real-world castle floorplans to use in any historical, low-tech, or fantasy game setting. Last edited by DanHoward; 01-23-2017 at 04:27 AM.