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Ancient Armageddon

Do we at last havethe answer to what happened to end the Bronze Agecivilization so...

[narrator] Do we at last have
the answer to what happened to end the Bronze Age
civilization so abruptly? All these
interconnected societies were first laid low by a
period of megadrought that caused widespread
famine and migration of people. And were then finished
off by an earthquake storm, followed by an epidemic
of infectious disease. followed by an epidemic
of infectious disease. Faced with such a
series of disasters, the leaders of the day
would have been unable to provide for
their populations, and social and
political collapse might easily have ensued. The sea people may
not, in fact, have been the only ones attacking cities. [Eric] In the last days of
Mycenae, about 1200 B.C., the city is destroyed. Who did it? Big question

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[narrator] Do we at last have the answer to what happened
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to end the Bronze Age civilization so abruptly?
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All these interconnected societies
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were first laid low by a period of megadrought
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that caused widespread famine and migration of people.
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And were then finished off by an earthquake storm,
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followed by an epidemic of infectious disease.
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followed by an epidemic of infectious disease.
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Faced with such a series of disasters,
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the leaders of the day would have been unable
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to provide for their populations,
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and social and political collapse
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might easily have ensued.
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The sea people may not, in fact, have been
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the only ones attacking cities.
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[Eric] In the last days of Mycenae, about 1200 B.C.,
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the city is destroyed.
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Who did it? Big question.
Duration
58 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:55
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...
You have the king at the top, - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
You have the king at the top,
[narrator] It is possible that Mycenae's eventual destruction - Ancient Armageddon 00:36
[narrator] It is possible that Mycenae's eventual destr...
Even if it is religious in nature, - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
Even if it is religious in nature,
[narrator] An internal rebellion may well have been - Ancient Armageddon 00:43
[narrator] An internal rebellion may well have been
So they put down their tools, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
So they put down their tools,
And they kept doing this until they finally got paid. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
And they kept doing this until they finally got paid.
[narrator] This near-complete social and political collapse - Ancient Armageddon 00:23
[narrator] This near-complete social and political collapse
Some may have been migrants, some may have been refugees. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Some may have been migrants, some may have been refugees.
[narrator] As these victims of a string of disasters - Ancient Armageddon 00:36
[narrator] As these victims of a string of disasters
After years of research, theories and mystery, - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
After years of research, theories and mystery,
Life, as we know it, is much more messy. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Life, as we know it, is much more messy.
And so, I do not think I see this as a linear progression, - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And so, I do not think I see this as a linear progression,
I think it is just this whole smorgasbord - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
I think it is just this whole smorgasbord
What I see this as, is a perfect storm. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
What I see this as, is a perfect storm.
It is a perfect storm of - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
It is a perfect storm of
Invaders, yes. Drought, famine, migration, - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Invaders, yes. Drought, famine, migration,
We are, I think, ripe for a catastrophe. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We are, I think, ripe for a catastrophe.
Right, especially today, we've got, you know, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
Right, especially today, we've got, you know,
[narrator] Perhaps the past is more relevant - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
[narrator] Perhaps the past is more relevant
People moving, destruction of - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
People moving, destruction of