Ancient Apocalypse (2021)

Season 1

Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world's greatest civilizations collapsed.

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6 Episodes

  • Sodom and Gomorrah
    E1
    Sodom and GomorrahSodom stood for 1000s of years as a powerful lesson of the perils of wickedness. According to the Bible, the men of Sodom were so wicked that God destroyed the city in a shower of fire and brimstone. But did the city of Sodom ever exist?
  • Doggerland
    E2
    Doggerland8000 years ago, a lush paradise, home to mammoth, deer, and hunter-gatherers connected Britain and mainland Europe - Doggerland. It was wiped out by a single devastating event, leaving it hidden beneath the waves of the North Sea.
  • The Lost City of Helike
    E3
    The Lost City of HelikeIn 373 BCE the Greek city of Helike disappeared beneath the waves. In myths, Poseidon destroyed it. It's hauntingly similar the story of Atlantis. Could it be possible to rediscover the lost city and could Helike actually be Atlantis?
  • Akkadian Empire
    E4
    Akkadian EmpireIn 2334 BCE the Akkadians conquered and united the Sumerian city state kingdoms to create the world’s first empire. The Akkadian’s ruled over much of Mesopotamia, what is now modern day Iraq, Syria and Turkey, but after only 140 years the Akkadian Empire fractured. Entire regions of Mesopotamia descended into chaos and the Akkadian Empire’s very existence was lost to history. Now archaeologists scour the Middle East searching for information about how they became so powerful and why they collapsed.
  • The Mystery of the Sea People
    E5
    The Mystery of the Sea PeopleIn 1,200 BCE the Hittite Empire, the Mycenaeans, and the Egyptian Empire imploded and the Bronze Age period of history collapsed. What, or who, was to blame? Evidence points to what is known as the Sea People. Were they responsible?
  • The Maya Civilization
    E6
    The Maya CivilizationBetween 250 and 900 CE the Maya civilization perfected mathematics, astronomy, architecture and the calendar. From around 900 CE the Maya's luck ran out and their great cities were largely abandoned. Why?

 

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