Comments by "Hallands Menved" (@Hallands.) on "Fall of Civilizations"
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Could the supposed onslaught of The Sea Peoples have been internal revolts, precipitated by overtaxation and famine due to a combination of nature catastrophes and climate changes?
I mean an invasion from afar, able to devastate huge, vibrant cities almost simultaneously would take planning, organization, swift transportation and exceptional leadership. A mottled mob couldn't sustain the energy and solve the logistics...
An invasion would also leave weapons indicative of who the invaders were, and that doesn't seem to be the case, right?
The total devastation seems indicative of either the rage of suppressed commoners or a great, foreign power, intent on decimating an entire culture perceived as a threat.
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Could an early version of Djengis Khan have accomplished this devastation? The later Djengis described himself as ascetic, disdainful of decadence and affluence and praised his ability to subdue and incorporate conquered peoples...
If such an early Djengis were intent on just stopping the traffic on the Silk Road, he might have just wreaked havoc and left without any attempt of conquest or settlement...
Is there some significant object of peculiarity which might identify such a Mongolian raid and which would have survived the fires and the time?
Did the shoe their horses in different ways? Use any telltale metal adornments? Travel with icons of deities? Special pots or jars for preserving food?
My intuition is that it had to be widespread uprising of severely disgruntled or distressed commoners or a highly organized raid from a highly organized power, most likely from Central Asia and impacted disagreeably by the Silk Road traffic.
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