Peoples Of The Sea: Ages In Chaos: Volume Iv
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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A bold work of revisionist ancient history, Peoples of the Sea presents Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial argument that conventional chronology of the ancient world is fundamentally misaligned by centuries. The fourth volume in his Ages in Chaos series, it focuses on the identity of the so-called Sea Peoples — the mysterious invaders who ancient Egyptian records describe as threatening the empire during the reign of Ramesses III — and argues that these figures can be identified as Greeks of the classical period, placing them far later in history than orthodox scholarship accepts. Velikovsky marshals archaeological, textual, and historical evidence with characteristic confidence and intellectual audacity, constructing a sweeping reinterpretation of the ancient Mediterranean world. Written in an authoritative yet accessible tone, the work challenges Egyptologists, classicists, and historians alike to reconsider the very foundations of ancient chronology. Provocative and meticulously argued, it remains a landmark — if deeply contested — contribution to the literature of historical revisionism.
Author: Immanuel Velikovsky
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Sidgwick & Jackson
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A bold work of revisionist ancient history, Peoples of the Sea presents Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial argument that conventional chronology of the ancient world is fundamentally misaligned by centuries. The fourth volume in his Ages in Chaos series, it focuses on the identity of the so-called Sea Peoples — the mysterious invaders who ancient Egyptian records describe as threatening the empire during the reign of Ramesses III — and argues that these figures can be identified as Greeks of the classical period, placing them far later in history than orthodox scholarship accepts. Velikovsky marshals archaeological, textual, and historical evidence with characteristic confidence and intellectual audacity, constructing a sweeping reinterpretation of the ancient Mediterranean world. Written in an authoritative yet accessible tone, the work challenges Egyptologists, classicists, and historians alike to reconsider the very foundations of ancient chronology. Provocative and meticulously argued, it remains a landmark — if deeply contested — contribution to the literature of historical revisionism.