Michael Button
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Why did Civilisation COLLAPSE 3000 years ago?

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The Bronze Age saw the most advanced civilisations in the world suddenly all collapse: one of the great mysteries of history…

Just over 3,000 years ago, The Bronze Age was an era of great technological advancement and sophisticated societies, but this all came crashing down at one precise moment.

The Egyptian New Kingdom, The Assyrian Empire The Hittite Empire and the Palaces of Mycenaean Greece all fell at the exact same time - but why?

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Historians have been debating this for generations and many different theories have been put forward.

In this video, I'm going to attempt to explain the late Bronze Age collapse, discuss possible theories, and question what it means for us in our world…

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