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Ancient Armageddon

But is there anyway to know for sure? When you look closelyat the surviving texts in the...

But is there any
way to know for sure? When you look closely
at the surviving texts in the years around 1200 BC, you discover that at that time as well as the Sea People, there was another
common preoccupation across the Eastern
Mediterranean empires. The need for grain. [Salima] Here, in Karnak Temple, King Merneptah, who was the son of Ramses II took a whole wall to record his battle triumphs,
and part of his reign

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But is there any way to know for sure?
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When you look closely at the surviving texts
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in the years around 1200 BC,
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you discover that at that time
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as well as the Sea People,
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there was another common preoccupation
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across the Eastern Mediterranean empires.
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The need for grain.
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[Salima] Here, in Karnak Temple,
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King Merneptah, who
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was the son of Ramses II
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took a whole wall to record his
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battle triumphs, and part of his reign.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:01
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
history
Production
TV6 Production,Discovery Channel,France Télévisions,NHK Enterprises

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Movie Summary

This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...
And he writes, - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
And he writes,
[narrator] He is boasting about sending relief aid to the Hittites. - Ancient Armageddon 00:29
[narrator] He is boasting about sending relief aid to the Hi...
May my Lord..." - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
May my Lord..."
And may the King give grain to save my life, - Ancient Armageddon 00:39
And may the King give grain to save my life,
If you do not quickly arrive here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
If you do not quickly arrive here,
You will not see a living soul from your land." - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
You will not see a living soul from your land."
But drought and famine were not unique - Ancient Armageddon 00:30
But drought and famine were not unique
Those that venture down there - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
Those that venture down there
Yoav Negev, - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
Yoav Negev,
[narrator] When it rains, - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
[narrator] When it rains,
Uh, what is it made it of. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Uh, what is it made it of.
That-- these are like the growth rings - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
That-- these are like the growth rings
The center of the stalagmite, is the - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
The center of the stalagmite, is the
The youngest part of the stalagmite, - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
The youngest part of the stalagmite,
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition - Ancient Armageddon 00:44
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age, - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age,
[narrator] Stalagmites in Israel - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
[narrator] Stalagmites in Israel
And this work is backed up by studies on mud cores - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
And this work is backed up by studies on mud cores
In Israel, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
In Israel,
[Dafna] We were able to count for each sample - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[Dafna] We were able to count for each sample