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Fall of Civilizations

Paul Cooper

The landmark history book from the creator of the Top Ten podcast Based on the hit podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse. Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztec empires of the Americas; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time as they witnessed the end of their world. Duration - 1h 47m. Author - Paul Cooper. Narrator - Paul Cooper. Published Date - Thursday, 25 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Paul Cooper ©.

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United States

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The landmark history book from the creator of the Top Ten podcast Based on the hit podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse. Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztec empires of the Americas; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time as they witnessed the end of their world. Duration - 1h 47m. Author - Paul Cooper. Narrator - Paul Cooper. Published Date - Thursday, 25 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Paul Cooper ©.

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English


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