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Ancient Armageddon

One by one, each civilizationwas wiped off the map. Only Egypt survived, but its empire...

One by one, each civilization
was wiped off the map. Only Egypt survived, but its empire collapsed and it was
a dim reflection of its former glory

Full Transcript

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One by one, each civilization was wiped off the map.
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Only Egypt survived,
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but its empire collapsed and it was a dim reflection of its former glory.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:42
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...
The world had entered its first recorded Dark Age. - Ancient Armageddon 00:29
The world had entered its first recorded Dark Age.
[narrator] He thinks the place to start unravelling the mystery is in Greece. - Ancient Armageddon 00:22
[narrator] He thinks the place to start unravelling the myst...
Soon after they got back though, this was a smoking ruin. - Ancient Armageddon 00:14
Soon after they got back though, this was a smoking ruin.
The Mycenaeans were clearly great warriors. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
The Mycenaeans were clearly great warriors.
But they were also brilliant engineers. - Ancient Armageddon 00:21
But they were also brilliant engineers.
This was a society at the peak of its power. - Ancient Armageddon 00:29
This was a society at the peak of its power.
Round about 1250 BC, they were obviously afraid of being attacked by someone. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Round about 1250 BC, they were obviously afraid of being att...
But they built new defensive walls around the entire city, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
But they built new defensive walls around the entire city,
In case of attack, they can still get their water. - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
In case of attack, they can still get their water.
[narrator] And it's not just here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:39
[narrator] And it's not just here.
At Ramses III's mortuary temple, - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
At Ramses III's mortuary temple,
Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology - Ancient Armageddon 00:43
Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology
They desolated its people, - Ancient Armageddon 00:51
They desolated its people,
[narrator] Was Ramses' declaration that Egypt alone - Ancient Armageddon 00:21
[narrator] Was Ramses' declaration that Egypt alone
Nestled in the foothills of rural Turkiye lie the ruins of Hattusa, - Ancient Armageddon 00:12
Nestled in the foothills of rural Turkiye lie the ruins of H...
The Hittites had grown to match the Egyptians in power - Ancient Armageddon 00:30
The Hittites had grown to match the Egyptians in power
The city walls were over five miles in length - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
The city walls were over five miles in length
Archaeologist Christoph Bachhuber has studied - Ancient Armageddon 00:27
Archaeologist Christoph Bachhuber has studied
Uh, seemingly impenetrable up here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
Uh, seemingly impenetrable up here.
[narrator] Little remains today but Hattusa - Ancient Armageddon 00:42
[narrator] Little remains today but Hattusa