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Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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About the show
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?
Latest episodes
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21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands
July 31, 2026 · 4 hr 31 minBeneath the shade of an Indonesian teak forest, a great brick gateway stands in ruins... In this episode, I want to tell the story of the Majapahit Empire of medieval Indonesia. I want to show how this empire of the islands grew up on the…
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20. Persia - An Empire in Ashes
November 12, 2025 · 5 hr 29 minIn the highlands of the Iranian Plateau, a collection of enormous pillars reach up to the sky... In this episode, we tell the story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Find out how this remarkable ancient power sprung up from the rubble of a…
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19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 2)
December 9, 2024 · 2 hr 45 minIn the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing...In this episode we travel along the vast grassland corridor of the steppe, to hear one of the most remarkable and unlikely stories from medieval history – the…
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19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 1)
December 5, 2024 · 4 hr 1 minIn the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing...In this episode we travel along the vast grassland corridor of the steppe, to hear one of the most remarkable and unlikely stories from medieval history – the…
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18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs
February 1, 2024 · 3 hr 58 minFar 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…
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17. Carthage - Empire Of The Phoenicians
April 11, 2023 · 3 hr 38 minBuried 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…
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16. Bagan - City Of Temples
October 2, 2022 · 2 hr 7 minIn 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…
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15. The Nabataeans - The Last Days of Petra
June 15, 2022 · 2 hr 1 minIn 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…