Birth of the Iron Age
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
It’s the end of the 12th century BC, and a once remarkable Near eastern world lay in ruin. Drought, warfare, famine, earthquakes, plague - all had combined to brutally devastate ancient civilisations stretching from Mesopotamia to Egypt to mainland Greece.
It was a catastrophe unlike anything else - a Bronze Age collapse. But that’s only half the story. What happened next? Would these people adapt to this new age of chaos?
Dr Eric Cline joins Tristan Hughes to discuss the dawn of the Iron Age. They’re talking Egyptians, Hittites, Mycenaeans, Cypriots, Phoenicians and many more.
Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Joseph Knight. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.
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| 1:00.0 | UK. It's the end of the 12th century BC and a once remit. |
| 1:07.0 | It's the end of the 12th century BC and a once remarkable near eastern world lay in ruin. |
| 1:18.0 | Drought, warfare, famine, earthquakes, plague. |
| 1:22.0 | All had combined to brutally devastate famine, earthquakes, plague. |
| 1:22.6 | All had combined to brutally devastate ancient civilizations |
| 1:26.8 | stretching from Mesopotamia to Egypt to mainland Greece. |
| 1:32.2 | It was a catastrophe unlike anything else, a Bronze Age collapse. |
| 1:38.0 | But that's only half the story. The comeback is greater than the setback after all that is the famous saying. |
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