A History of Disease in Ancient Times by Norrie Philip

Author:Norrie, Philip
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Nature

Diseases that may have Caused the End of the Bronze Age and the End of the Hittite Empire

What Are the Most Likely Diseases That Could Have Helped End the Bronze Age and What is the Evidence?

Any historian trying to find the cause of the end of the Bronze Age and the Hittite Empire must explain: the short time frame of approximately 50 years, when it occurred between 1200–1150 bce; the mass migrations not only of normal people but also of the “Sea Peoples”; and the fact that so many large cities, such as the Hittite capital Hattusa, were simply abandoned and not destroyed or occupied by raiders or invaders. Disease in the form of infection epidemics provides one plausible explanation; there is nothing like a severe widespread plague to deliver the final fatal blow to an empire or an era.

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