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[narrator] He is boasting about
sending relief aid to the Hittites. And they were not the only ones pleading for his help. [Yoram] For many years, scholars really didn't
know what happened at the end of the
late Bronze Age. at the end of the
late Bronze Age. There were many suggestions,
but not one clear answer. Now, we have that answer in the letter which
was recently published. "In the land of Ugarit,
there is severe hunger
sending relief aid to the Hittites. And they were not the only ones pleading for his help. [Yoram] For many years, scholars really didn't
know what happened at the end of the
late Bronze Age. at the end of the
late Bronze Age. There were many suggestions,
but not one clear answer. Now, we have that answer in the letter which
was recently published. "In the land of Ugarit,
there is severe hunger
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[narrator] He is boasting about
sending relief aid to the Hittites.
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And they were not the only ones
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pleading for his help.
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[Yoram] For many years,
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scholars really didn't
know what happened
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at the end of the
late Bronze Age.
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at the end of the
late Bronze Age.
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There were many suggestions,
but not one clear answer.
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Now, we have that answer
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in the letter which
was recently published.
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"In the land of Ugarit,
there is severe hunger.
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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...