Throughout the ages, civilisations have risen up and then disappeared. Ancient Apocalypse seeks to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature.
Season 1 · 4 episodes
S01E01July 26, 2001
The World's first great civilization, Egypt's Old Kingdom lasted for 1,000 years before coming to an abrupt end. Here Professor Fekri Hassan uses archaeological and geological finds to back up his theory that a climatic catastrophe, rather than political conflict, was to blame.
S01E02August 2, 2001
Three and a half thousand years ago, the Minoan civilisation, situated on the Mediterranean island of Crete, was wiped out. The culprit was one of the biggest volcanoes since the Ice Age on the nearby island of Thira.
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