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Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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Paul Cooper

A history podcast looking at the collapse of a different civilization each episode. What did they have in common? Why did they fall? And what did it feel like to watch it happen?

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19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 2)

In the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing... In this episo... more

30 Nov 2024

2 HR 44 MINS

2:44:40

30 Nov 2024

#19

19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 1)

In the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing... In this episo... more

23 Nov 2024

4 HR 01 MINS

4:01:21

23 Nov 2024

#18

18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs

Far in the distance, three colossal shapes tower over the desert horizon… In this episode,... more

01 Feb 2024

3 HR 58 MINS

3:58:22

01 Feb 2024

#17

17. Carthage - Empire Of The Phoenicians

Buried beneath the city streets of the Tunisian capital of Tunis, an ancient city lies for... more

11 Apr 2023

3 HR 38 MINS

3:38:12

11 Apr 2023

#16

16. Bagan - City Of Temples

In the lowlands of Burma lie the remains of thousands of crumbling temples... In this epis... more

02 Oct 2022

2 HR 07 MINS

2:07:06

02 Oct 2022

#15

15. The Nabataeans - The Final Days Of Petra

In the deserts of Jordan, a city lies hidden for centuries in a valley of rose-red stone..... more

15 Jun 2022

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:17

15 Jun 2022

#14

14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India

On the rocky banks of South India's Tungabhadra River, an enormous ruined city lies crumbl... more

18 Feb 2022

3 HR 13 MINS

3:13:49

18 Feb 2022

#13

13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron

In the lowlands of Northern Iraq, a series of enormous cities lies crumbling in ruins... I... more

14 Jun 2021

3 HR 04 MINS

3:04:59

14 Jun 2021

#12

12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud

High up on the craggy peaks of the Urubamba Canyon, a lost city lies wreathed in cloud... ... more

12 Jan 2021

3 HR 20 MINS

3:20:54

12 Jan 2021

#11

11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans

On the outskirts of modern Istanbul, a line of ancient walls lies crumbling into the earth... more

14 Jul 2020

3 HR 27 MINS

3:27:30

14 Jul 2020

#10

10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames

A city in ruins. A dynasty in tatters. An empire in ashes... This episode, we look at the ... more

24 Feb 2020

2 HR 53 MINS

2:53:38

24 Feb 2020

#9

9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds

Beneath the busy streets of Mexico City, a buried god lies waiting to be discovered... Thi... more

16 Dec 2019

4 HR 14 MINS

4:14:47

16 Dec 2019

#8

8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities

In the dusts of Iraq, the ruins of the world's first civilization lie buried. This episode... more

25 Oct 2019

2 HR 29 MINS

2:29:20

25 Oct 2019

#7

7. The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold

Today, the Songhai Empire is all but forgotten by history. But this medieval kingdom was o... more

29 Aug 2019

2 HR 16 MINS

2:16:27

29 Aug 2019

#6

6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked

On one of the world’s most isolated islands, hundreds of vast stone statues lie mouldering... more

29 Jun 2019

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:45

29 Jun 2019

#5

5. The Khmer Empire - Fall of the God Kings

Deep in the Cambodian Jungle, a ruined city crumbles among the roots of banyan trees. In t... more

03 May 2019

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:41

03 May 2019

#4

4. The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun

One of the most unlikely tales of a society’s fall in is the incredible saga of the Viking... more

24 Mar 2019

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:21

24 Mar 2019

#3

3. The Mayan Collapse - Ruins Among the Trees

In the tropical forests of Central America, vast stone pyramids slowly crumble beneath the... more

07 Feb 2019

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:56

07 Feb 2019

#2

2. The Bronze Age Collapse - Mediterranean Apocalypse

Around the year 1100 BC, a wave of destruction washed over the Eastern Mediterranean. It w... more

21 Jan 2019

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:45

21 Jan 2019

#1

1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled

A vast ruined bath house, a fire-damaged poem and a world teetering on the brink of collap... more

19 Jan 2019

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:30

19 Jan 2019

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