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[narrator] It is sounds suspiciously

Ancient Armageddon

It issounds suspiciously like they were facinga widespread epidemic. Smallpox doesn't...

Ancient Armageddon • 2023

[narrator] It is
sounds suspiciously like they were facing
a widespread epidemic. Smallpox doesn't just
appear as a single case. And if the pharaoh
and his family had it, we can assume it was
sweeping through the population, we can assume it was
sweeping through the population, rich and poor alike. Without vaccines or antibiotics, the spread of
infectious diseases would have been disastrous. According to experts, there is nothing
like a severe plague to deliver a fatal
blow to an empire. It seems an answer as to
why the Bronze Age collapsed is finally emerging
from the shadows

Full Transcript

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[narrator] It is sounds suspiciously

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like they were facing a widespread epidemic.

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Smallpox doesn't just appear as a single case.

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And if the pharaoh and his family had it,

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we can assume it was sweeping through the population,

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we can assume it was sweeping through the population,

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rich and poor alike.

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Without vaccines or antibiotics,

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the spread of infectious diseases

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would have been disastrous.

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According to experts,

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there is nothing like a severe plague

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to deliver a fatal blow to an empire.

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It seems an answer as to why the Bronze Age collapsed

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is finally emerging from the shadows.

Duration

45 seconds

Views

29

Timestamp in Movie

01:14:06

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...