1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed | The Book of the Lost – Episode 1

Around 1177 BC, the greatest civilizations of the ancient world (Egypt, the Hittites, Mycenaean Greece, Ugarit) were rich, connected and powerful. Within a few decades, almost all of them were gone. What destroyed the Bronze Age world? Invaders from the sea, drought, earthquakes, rebellion, or all of them at once? In this first chapter of The Book of the Lost, we investigate history's first great collapse. 📖 Chapters 0:00 The world's first great collapse 0:50 The world before: a connected Bronze Age 3:24 The cracks appear: drought, famine, earthquakes 5:23 The collapse: Ugarit, the Hittites, Greece and Egypt 9:08 The investigation: who destroyed the Bronze Age? 12:21 After the fall: the Iron Age and the alphabet 13:52 Closing 📚 Further reading Eric H. Cline – 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed 🔔 Subscribe and turn the next page with us. New chapters of forgotten history are coming. #history #bronzeage #ancienthistory