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[narrator] If a sudden event was the catalyst

Ancient Armageddon

If a suddenevent was the catalyst for the collapseof the Bronze Age, then one...

Ancient Armageddon • 2023

[narrator] If a sudden
event was the catalyst for the collapse
of the Bronze Age, then one possibility
is a volcanic eruption. [distant explosion] [narrator] The Mediterranean
has many volcanoes. And the eruption of the
island Santorini in 1640 B.C., is known to have
caused an earlier decline in the Minoan civilization

Full Transcript

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[narrator] If a sudden event was the catalyst

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for the collapse of the Bronze Age,

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then one possibility is a volcanic eruption.

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[distant explosion]

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[narrator] The Mediterranean has many volcanoes.

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And the eruption of the island Santorini in 1640 B.C.,

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is known to have caused an earlier decline

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in the Minoan civilization.

Duration

25 seconds

Views

27

Timestamp in Movie

00:55:58

Uploaded

Apr 16, 2025

Genres

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...