The rule of an empire: Megiddo in the Late Bronze Age
During the Egyptian empire in the Late Bronze Age Megiddo was the hub of a city-state linked to all areas of the eastern Mediterranean, and its fate was determined by the macro-political events of the time. Early in the period, especially in the aftermath of the Battle of Megiddo in 1457 BCE, the ci...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2025, Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 154-165 |
| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/735555 |
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1086/735555
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| Author Notes: | Mario A.S. Martin, Israel Finkelstein |
| Summary: | During the Egyptian empire in the Late Bronze Age Megiddo was the hub of a city-state linked to all areas of the eastern Mediterranean, and its fate was determined by the macro-political events of the time. Early in the period, especially in the aftermath of the Battle of Megiddo in 1457 BCE, the city was in decline. A long spell of revival and prosperity ensued in the fourteenth (Amarna Age) and thirteenth centuries. The twelfth century brought a period of crisis, which caused the downfall of the Late Bronze city in several steps; various quarters were hit at different times and intensity. The final blow is marked by the fiery destruction of the palace district in the early eleventh century, more than a generation after the demise of the Egyptian empire. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 13.08.2025 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/735555 |