336. Bronze Age Apocalypse: How To Survive The End of The World (Ep 5)

Empire: World History

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History

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Which ancient civilisation was the best at surviving the Apocalypse, and which was the worst? Who were the Hittites, and what did they actually call themselves? Does the Bronze Age collapse serve as a warning to the modern world? William and Anita are joined by Professor Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed and After 1177 B.C.: The Survival Of Civilizations, to discuss how the end of the ancient "globalised" system serves as a chilling warning for our own interconnected world. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Editor: Charlie Rodwell Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.8	Music Well, hello and welcome to Empire with me Anita Arnand.
1:04.6	And me, William Durhampool.
1:12.0	Now, last time we had the wonderful Eric Klein with us, the man I would give up this podcast for, if I could and join his course because it's so fantastic. Be careful. Be afraid, Eric. Yeah, I know. I would, Eric. It's, it is a
1:19.0	threat and a promise altogether. But, you know, it was a really interesting. I mean, the reason I find
1:23.8	you and this so fascinating is because you're tying together so many things. You know,
1:27.6	the huge, big ticket stories. We had Troy, we had the Bible. We had...
1:32.8	The exodus. Yeah.
1:34.3	You know, droughts, earthquakes, migrations, battles, all of these things happening together
1:40.2	to lead to this huge systemic collapse that we're talking about.
1:45.4	Today, we're going to see how these catastrophes play out, kingdom by kingdom,
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