Ancient Apocalypse

Ancient Apocalypse explores six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilizations collapsed. Every continent holds its ruins—sites where only stones remain to tell the tale of a vanished people. These ruins may lie buried beneath the earth, hidden under dense jungle canopies, or overshadowed by the activity of modern cities. Yet they all raise the same questions: How could something so great nearly disappear? Why do civilizations collapse? In this six-part series, the scientific reasons behind the downfall of some of history’s most intriguing peoples are examined, particularly in the face of the natural world’s power. The series investigates the end of the Akkadian Empire, the Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrah, the mystery of the Sea Peoples, the Maya Civilization, and Doggerland. Some of the world’s most powerful natural disasters reduced these societies to little more than remnants.