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[narrator] The palace seems to have been razed to the ground
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Ancient Armageddon

The palace seems tohave been razed to the ground

[narrator] The palace seems to
have been razed to the ground

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[narrator] The palace seems to have been razed to the ground.
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5 seconds
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39
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:52
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...
But how could such a well-fortified city, 150 miles from the sea, - Ancient Armageddon 00:32
But how could such a well-fortified city, 150 miles from the...
Legal texts, um, religious texts, - Ancient Armageddon 00:57
Legal texts, um, religious texts,
A cache of desperate tablets written during a city's dying days - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
A cache of desperate tablets written during a city's dy...
"My cities were burnt. They did evil things in my country. - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
"My cities were burnt. They did evil things in my count...
[narrator] The king is desperate to save himself and his people. - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
[narrator] The king is desperate to save himself and his peo...
May you know about it. You must know about it!" - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
May you know about it. You must know about it!"
In addition to Ugarit, Hattusa and Mycenae - Ancient Armageddon 00:41
In addition to Ugarit, Hattusa and Mycenae
Perhaps their strong connections made them vulnerable. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Perhaps their strong connections made them vulnerable.
Evidence of the close links that existed between the states - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
Evidence of the close links that existed between the states
Would the destruction of only one or two places in this extensive network - Ancient Armageddon 00:15
Would the destruction of only one or two places in this exte...
[Christoph] Once the same people who'd have invested in these networks, - Ancient Armageddon 00:23
[Christoph] Once the same people who'd have invested in...
[narrator] It is possible that the close links between them, - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
[narrator] It is possible that the close links between them,
Just before the collapse, - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
Just before the collapse,
Discovered off the coast of Turkiye - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
Discovered off the coast of Turkiye
These are high-value, uh, very elaborate, um, luxury goods. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
These are high-value, uh, very elaborate, um, luxury goods.
Gold jewelry, um, gold chalices, - Ancient Armageddon 00:20
Gold jewelry, um, gold chalices,
[narrator] They were exporting luxury goods to each other - Ancient Armageddon 00:41
[narrator] They were exporting luxury goods to each other
[man] The cargo of the Uluburun ship - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
[man] The cargo of the Uluburun ship
That is a lot of bronze - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
That is a lot of bronze
This would've been a tragic, uh, event, - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
This would've been a tragic, uh, event,