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Ancient Apocalypse

Ancient Apocalypse

Ancient Apocalypse

2021 3 Seasons 15 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Documentary

Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilisations collapsed. Every continent has its ruins — places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people. They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst the teeming industry of a modern city. However, they all raise the same questions: How could something so great all but vanish? Why do civilisations collapse? In this 6-part series, we uncover the scientific reasons why some of history’s most fascinating peoples have disappeared in the face of the natural world’s might. We investigate the end of The Akkadian Empire, The Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrha, The mystery of the Sea Peoples, The Maya Civilisation and Doggerland. Some of the world’s greatest natural disasters reduced these societies to nothing.

Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilisations collapsed. Every continent has its ruins — places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people. They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst the teeming industry of a modern city. However, they all raise the same questions: How could something so great all but vanish? Why do civilisations collapse? In this 6-part series, we uncover the scientific reasons why some of history’s most fascinating peoples have disappeared in the face of the natural world’s might. We investigate the end of The Akkadian Empire, The Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrha, The mystery of the Sea Peoples, The Maya Civilisation and Doggerland. Some of the world’s greatest natural disasters reduced these societies to nothing.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Sodom and Gomorrah

The biblical story of Sodom. It’s stood for thousands of years as a powerful lesson of the perils of wickedness. Accor

EP 2

Doggerland

Eight thousand years ago, a lush paradise, home to mammoth, deer, and societies of hunter-gatherers connected Britain an

EP 3

The Lost City of Helike

In 373 BCE the classical Greek city of Helike disappeared beneath the waves. Its destruction was so catastrophic that th

EP 4

Akkadian Empire

In 2334 BCE the Akkadians conquered and united the Sumerian city state kingdoms to create the world’s first empire. Th

EP 5

The Mystery of the Sea People

In modern day Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Greece some of the greatest Bronze Age Civilizations rose to power. The Hittite E

EP 6

The Maya Civilization

Between 250 and 900 CE the Maya civilization built some of the most spectacular cities in history. They perfected mathem

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The Minoans

The Minoans, considered by many as the first European civilisation, flourished in the islands of the Aegean in the 3rd a

EP 2

The Rapa Nui

Hundreds of years ago, sea-faring people called the Rapa Nui flourished on a small island at the easternmost edge of the

EP 3

The Aztecs

The Aztec Empire was the last great civilisation and dominant power of Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries. By th

EP 4

The Moche

The Moche flourished in a narrow strip between the Pacific Ocean and the Andres mountains of Peru for 650 years (100-750

EP 5

The Greenland Vikings

Led by Erik the Red, in 985 AD, an initial wave of Vikings from Scandinavia establish two successful outposts along the

EP 6

The Khmer

Founded at the beginning of the 9th century CE, the Khmer Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Southeast A

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