1177 B.C.
1177 B.C. by Eric H. Clineby Eric H. Cline
Shares rank 18 of 51 history books by recommenders
People recommend it as an enjoyable, on-topic account of the Late Bronze Age collapse by a leading specialist on the subject.
People recommend it as an enjoyable, on-topic account of the Late Bronze Age collapse by a leading specialist on the subject.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Written by a leading specialist
“one of the preeminent specialists on the topic”
Comment from 10 Jul 2026 in “Late Bronze Age Collapse” Directly on the collapse topic
“is great and is exactly on this topic”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Why were OpenAI, Claude, and Grok simultaneously down?” Enjoyable to read
“really enjoyed reading it”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Why were OpenAI, Claude, and Grok simultaneously down?” Good book about this period
“very nice book about this time”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Why the Bronze Age Collapsed”
Other history books people recommend
The four most recommended other history books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dawn of Everythingby David Graeber and David Wengrow | 23 | 5 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner | 18 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Boxby Marc Levinson | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari | 13 | 9 | 59% | 8 | — | — |
| 1177 B.C.by Eric H. ClineThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“very nice book about this time”
“really enjoyed reading it”
“is great and is exactly on this topic”
“one of the preeminent specialists on the topic”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.