
Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilisations collapsed. Every continent has its ruins — places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people. They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst the teeming industry of a modern city. However, they all raise the same questions: How could something so great all but vanish? Why do civilisations collapse? In this 6-part series, we uncover the scientific reasons why some of history’s most fascinating peoples have disappeared in the face of the natural world’s might. We investigate the end of The Akkadian Empire, The Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrha, The mystery of the Sea Peoples, The Maya Civilisation and Doggerland. Some of the world’s greatest natural disasters reduced these societies to nothing.
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Air Date: 2021-01-01
The biblical story of Sodom. It’s stood for thousands of years as a powerful lesson of the perils of wickedness. Acco...
Air Date: 2021-01-08
Eight thousand years ago, a lush paradise, home to mammoth, deer, and societies of hunter-gatherers connected Britain...
Air Date: 2021-01-15
In 373 BCE the classical Greek city of Helike disappeared beneath the waves. Its destruction was so catastrophic that...
Air Date: 2021-01-22
In 2334 BCE the Akkadians conquered and united the Sumerian city state kingdoms to create the world’s first empire. T...
Air Date: 2021-01-29
In modern day Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Greece some of the greatest Bronze Age Civilizations rose to power. The Hittit...
Air Date: 2021-02-05
Between 250 and 900 CE the Maya civilization built some of the most spectacular cities in history. They perfected mat...