Love, War, and Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age: Interview with Professor Eric Cline

<p>Professor Eric Cline, author of the outstanding book <em>1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed</em>, returns to the show to discuss his new book: <em>Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed</em>. We talk about the dynamics of Bronze Age states, how such an extraordinary treasure trove of texts was discovered and translated, and what we can know about a long-past world.</p><p><br></p><p>Patrick's new book - Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age - is now available for preorder, and will be released on May 5th! Preorder in hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here: <a href="https://bit.ly/PWLostWorlds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/PWLostWorlds</a>. And don't forget, you can still Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World in hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here: <a href="https://bit.ly/PW...