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Ancient Armageddon

You have the king at the top, and then you havea stratified society taking advantageof the...

You have the king at the top, and then you have
a stratified society taking advantage
of the lower classes. Are the 99 percent rising
up against the one percent?

Full Transcript

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You have the king at the top,
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and then you have a stratified society
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taking advantage of the lower classes.
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Are the 99 percent rising up against the one percent?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:57
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...
[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
After years of research, theories and mystery, - Ancient Armageddon 00:26
After years of research, theories and mystery,
Life, as we know it, is much more messy. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
Life, as we know it, is much more messy.
And so, I do not think I see this as a linear progression, - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
And so, I do not think I see this as a linear progression,
I think it is just this whole smorgasbord - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
I think it is just this whole smorgasbord
What I see this as, is a perfect storm. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
What I see this as, is a perfect storm.
It is a perfect storm of - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
It is a perfect storm of
Invaders, yes. Drought, famine, migration, - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Invaders, yes. Drought, famine, migration,
We are, I think, ripe for a catastrophe. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
We are, I think, ripe for a catastrophe.
Right, especially today, we've got, you know, - Ancient Armageddon 00:13
Right, especially today, we've got, you know,
[narrator] Perhaps the past is more relevant - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
[narrator] Perhaps the past is more relevant
People moving, destruction of - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
People moving, destruction of
[Salima] History is very cyclical, - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
[Salima] History is very cyclical,