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Fall of Civilizations Podcast Paul Cooper
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A history podcast looking at the collapse of a different civilization each episode. What did they have in common? Why did they fall? And what did it feel like to watch it happen?
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18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs
Far in the distance, three colossal shapes tower over the desert horizon…
In this episode, we travel to the Nile Valley, and tell the story of one of the most iconic cultures ever produced by humankind – the civilizations of ancient Egypt. I want to show how this series of related cultures grew up in the floodplains of their great river, and built some of the most enduring and recognizable structures in the world. And I want to tell the story of what happened to bring the age of the Pharaohs finally and cataclysmically to an end.
Credits:
Michael Hajiantonis
Nick Denton
Paul Casselle
Alexandra Boulton
Tom Marshall-Lee
Rhy Brignell
Peter Walters
Lachlan Lucas
Narrated and produced by Paul Cooper
Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin
Readings in Arabic by Nassim El-Boujjoufi
Readings in reconstructed ancient Egyptian by Seqnenra (Mohammad Habib) and Doha Abd Allah Amin -
17. Carthage - Empire Of The Phoenicians
Buried beneath the city streets of the Tunisian capital of Tunis, an ancient city lies forgotten...
In this episode, we look at one of the most dramatic stories to come down to us from the ancient world: the rise and fall of the empire of Carthage. Find out how this city rose out of the Phoenician states of the Eastern Mediterranean, and set out on voyages of discovery and settlement that put them at the centre of the ancient world. And hear how the city of Carthage was destroyed, and its memory nearly wiped from the earth.
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Credits:
Written and produced by Paul Cooper
Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin
Voice actors:
Michael Hajiantonis
Lachlan Lucas
Alexandra Boulton
Simon Jackson
Tom Marshall-Lee
Chris Harvey,
Nick Denton
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16. Bagan - City Of Temples
In the lowlands of Burma lie the remains of thousands of crumbling temples...
In this episode, we tell one of the most colourful stories of civilizational survival: the story of the Bagan Empire of Myanmar. Find out how this kingdom rose up in the Irrawaddy river valley of central Myanmar, and built one of the most remarkable series of monuments to have survived from the medieval world. Discover what life was like for the people who lived there, and find out what happened to cause its sudden and complete collapse. -
15. The Nabataeans - The Final Days Of Petra
In the deserts of Jordan, a city lies hidden for centuries in a valley of rose-red stone...
In this episode, we look at one of the most peculiar stories of civilizational survival to come down to us from the ancient world, the story of the Nabataeans. Find out how these once humble traders rose to become masters of the desert sands, and to defy empires. And discover what happened to finally bring down the empire of Nabataea. -
14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India
On the rocky banks of South India's Tungabhadra River, an enormous ruined city lies crumbling...
In this episode, we look at the Vijayanagara Empire of Southern India, a civilization that has all but faded from memory in many parts of the world.
Find out how this remarkable society rose up out of an age of conflict and fragmentation, how it built one of the largest and most impressive medieval cities in the world, and developed an identity that was both South Indian in nature, and global in its outlook. With readings in Sanskrit, and the sounds of traditional Carnatic music, find out what happened to bring the great stone temples of Vijayanagara crashing down in fire and flame.
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Credits:
Voice actors:
Peter Walters
Michael Hajiantonis
Kim Heron
Nick Denton
Paul Casselle
Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin
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13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
In the lowlands of Northern Iraq, a series of enormous cities lies crumbling in ruins...
In this episode, find out about one of the most remarkable ancient civilizations: the society known today as the neo-Assyrian Empire. Discover how the Assyrians built their empire out of the ashes of the Bronze Age, and built an empire of iron that lasted for centuries. Explore the extraordinary flourishing of art and technology that they fostered. And finally, discover what happened to cause their final, devastating collapse.
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One of the best or THE BEST history podcast
The writing is exquisite and the narration is great. Lots of research and effort was put into this podcast. Enjoyed every episode so far.
I listened to some episodes twice since the gap between the release of each episode is long. I keep looking for new episode release. But I understand the reason for the long wait, lots of time goes into making of an episode.
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The best!
Would be great if not for an obvious bias about ” the bad westerners”
I really liked the episodes about the ancient civilisations, obviously a lot of work has been put into each episode. Were it only for those I would have given a five star review. But the Easter Island episode was so one sided to prove the podcasters bias towards ” awful westerners who singlehandedly destroy the paradise of indigenous people” that I lost interest. He rejects any other theory in a rather patronising way.And the theory about how the statues walked is not new in any way-it was proven, by the podcaster so despised, Norwegian explorer Tor Heyerdahl over fifty years ago!