In the lowlands of Northern Iraq, a series of enormous cities lies crumbling in ruins...
In this episode, find out about one of the most remarkable ancient civilizations: the society known today as the neo-Assyrian Empire. Discover how the Assyrians built their empire out of the ashes of the Bronze Age, and built an empire of iron that lasted for centuries. ... Show More
Feb 2024
18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs
Far in the distance, three colossal shapes tower over the desert horizon… In this episode, we travel to the Nile Valley, and tell the story of one of the most iconic cultures ever produced by humankind – the civilizations of ancient Egypt. I want to show how this series of relate ... Show More
3h 58m
Nov 2022
The end of civilisation: Bronze Age collapse
More than 3,000 years ago a group of powerful and intricately connected Mediterranean kingdoms collapsed over the course of just a few decades. The palaces of Mycenaean Greece were destroyed, entire cities in Hittite Turkey were abandoned, and whole empires disintegrated. Some ci ... Show More
41m 48s
Dec 2016
Did Sheldon Gosline Discover a Lost Civilization?
For centuries self-assured academics believed Troy was a mythological city -- until, that is, the ruins were discovered. Over the span of history, the human species has lost people, cities and entire civilizations. Occasionally, governments don't want these lost empires to be fou ... Show More
30m 41s
Jan 2024
Un empire multiculturel antique : l'Empire hittite - Entretien avec Alice Mouton
Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour ! Si je vous parle d’un empire de l’Antiquité très puissant, très étendu, et multiculturel, vous allez certainement penser à l’Empire d’Alexandre, ou encore à l’Empire romain. Et pourtant, ce n’est pas à ceux-là auxquels je fais référence, mai ... Show More
5m 45s
Apr 2023
Extraterrestres 4/5 - La face cachée des pyramides
À Interlaken, Erich Von Däniken termine à 87 ans son quarante-cinquième livre sur les extraterrestres. Son thème, traduit au fil des décennies en 32 langues, c’est celui d’extraterrestres qui auraient visité la Terre pour « aider » les civilisations antiques à construire les temp ... Show More
25m 8s
Oct 2023
Total War: Pharaoh - Kurunta & Suppiluliuma, Lords of the Hittites
The Opportunist and the Last of His Kind. In the Late Bronze Age, there were few kingdoms as mighty as Hatti. Their Great Kings, like SUPPILULIUMA and KURUNTA, were a significant force in Anatolia and the Near East. But around 1200 BCE, their royal house was divided. And the Hitt ... Show More
32m 23s