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Ancient Armageddon

But they were alsobrilliant engineers. Their architecture is characterizedby massive stone...

But they were also
brilliant engineers. Their architecture is characterized
by massive stone structures that the later ancient Greeks
believed must have been built by the one-eyed giants Cyclopes. As only they would have the
strength to move the blocks into place. As only they would have the
strength to move the blocks into place

Full Transcript

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But they were also brilliant engineers.
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Their architecture is characterized by massive stone structures
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that the later ancient Greeks believed must have been built
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by the one-eyed giants Cyclopes.
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As only they would have the strength to move the blocks into place.
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As only they would have the strength to move the blocks into place.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:14
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...
This was a society at the peak of its power. - Ancient Armageddon 00:29
This was a society at the peak of its power.
Round about 1250 BC, they were obviously afraid of being attacked by someone. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Round about 1250 BC, they were obviously afraid of being att...
But they built new defensive walls around the entire city, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
But they built new defensive walls around the entire city,
In case of attack, they can still get their water. - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
In case of attack, they can still get their water.
[narrator] And it's not just here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:39
[narrator] And it's not just here.
At Ramses III's mortuary temple, - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
At Ramses III's mortuary temple,
Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology - Ancient Armageddon 00:43
Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology
They desolated its people, - Ancient Armageddon 00:51
They desolated its people,
[narrator] Was Ramses' declaration that Egypt alone - Ancient Armageddon 00:21
[narrator] Was Ramses' declaration that Egypt alone
Nestled in the foothills of rural Turkiye lie the ruins of Hattusa, - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
Nestled in the foothills of rural Turkiye lie the ruins of H...
The Hittites had grown to match the Egyptians in power - Ancient Armageddon 00:30
The Hittites had grown to match the Egyptians in power
The city walls were over five miles in length - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
The city walls were over five miles in length
Archaeologist Christoph Bachhuber has studied - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
Archaeologist Christoph Bachhuber has studied
Uh, seemingly impenetrable up here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
Uh, seemingly impenetrable up here.
[narrator] Little remains today but Hattusa - Ancient Armageddon 00:42
[narrator] Little remains today but Hattusa
[narrator] But in the end, - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
[narrator] But in the end,
Andreas Schachner is directing excavations at the palace of Hattusa. - Ancient Armageddon 00:21
Andreas Schachner is directing excavations at the palace of ...
And here, for example, is one fallen down and - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
And here, for example, is one fallen down and
Wow, that is really great. Mama mia. - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
Wow, that is really great. Mama mia.
[narrator] The palace seems to have been razed to the ground. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
[narrator] The palace seems to have been razed to the ground...