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[narrator] Maybe the answer was always right in front of us
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Ancient Armageddon

Maybe the answerwas always right in front of us. In the writingsof those who lived far...

[narrator] Maybe the answer
was always right in front of us. In the writings
of those who lived far closer in time to
the events in question. So we do have some
mentions from ancient authors like
Herodotus and Aristotle and Aristotle that
there may have been climate change
about this time

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[narrator] Maybe the answer was always right in front of us.
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In the writings of those who lived
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far closer in time to the events in question.
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So we do have some mentions from ancient
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authors like Herodotus and Aristotle
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and Aristotle that there may have
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been climate change about this time.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:52
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...
Uh, Herodotus actually mentions a - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
Uh, Herodotus actually mentions a
But that means that they were aware that - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
But that means that they were aware that
[narrator] Both writers talk about - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
[narrator] Both writers talk about
But is there any way to know for sure? - Ancient Armageddon 00:36
But is there any way to know for sure?
And he writes, - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
And he writes,
[narrator] He is boasting about sending relief aid to the Hittites. - Ancient Armageddon 00:29
[narrator] He is boasting about sending relief aid to the Hi...
May my Lord..." - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
May my Lord..."
And may the King give grain to save my life, - Ancient Armageddon 00:39
And may the King give grain to save my life,
If you do not quickly arrive here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
If you do not quickly arrive here,
You will not see a living soul from your land." - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
You will not see a living soul from your land."
But drought and famine were not unique - Ancient Armageddon 00:30
But drought and famine were not unique
Those that venture down there - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
Those that venture down there
Yoav Negev, - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
Yoav Negev,
[narrator] When it rains, - Ancient Armageddon 00:24
[narrator] When it rains,
Uh, what is it made it of. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Uh, what is it made it of.
That-- these are like the growth rings - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
That-- these are like the growth rings
The center of the stalagmite, is the - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
The center of the stalagmite, is the
The youngest part of the stalagmite, - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
The youngest part of the stalagmite,
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition - Ancient Armageddon 00:44
[narrator] By analyzing the isotopic composition
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age, - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
[narrator] It is apparent that at the end of Bronze Age,