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Ancient Armageddon

Such anearthquake storm would undoubtedly havedevastated many cities, and left...

[narrator] Such an
earthquake storm would undoubtedly have
devastated many cities, and left others
vulnerable to attack. Across ancient sites in
the Eastern Mediterranean, Across ancient sites in
the Eastern Mediterranean, what is clearly earthquake
damage is visible

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Such an earthquake storm
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would undoubtedly have devastated many cities,
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and left others vulnerable to attack.
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Across ancient sites in the Eastern Mediterranean,
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Across ancient sites in the Eastern Mediterranean,
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what is clearly earthquake damage is visible.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:40
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...
Coming in the middle of a devastating drought, - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
Coming in the middle of a devastating drought,
So, was the earthquake storm the final link - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
So, was the earthquake storm the final link
But more often than not, when - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
But more often than not, when
[narrator] The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
[narrator] The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us
Diseases are often hard to identify - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
Diseases are often hard to identify
This is the tomb of Ramses V, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
This is the tomb of Ramses V,
And then, when we carried out tests, - Ancient Armageddon 00:25
And then, when we carried out tests,
We also know that several tombs - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
We also know that several tombs
Which has led some scholars to think that - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
Which has led some scholars to think that
[narrator] It is sounds suspiciously - Ancient Armageddon 00:45
[narrator] It is sounds suspiciously
[narrator] Do we at last have the answer to what happened - Ancient Armageddon 00:58
[narrator] Do we at last have the answer to what happened
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