Ancient Apocalypse

Synopsis

Throughout the ages, civilisations have risen up and then disappeared. Ancient Apocalypse seeks to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature.

First Air Date: 2001-07-26

Last Air Date: 2001-08-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Mellissa Berry as Narrator (Voice)
Fekri Hassan as Self - Presenter
Hermione Norris as Narrator (Voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Death on the Nile (2001-07-26)

The World's first great civilization, Egypt's Old Kingdom lasted for 1,000 years before coming to an abrupt end. Here Professor Fekri Hassan uses archaeological and geological finds to back up his theory that a climatic catastrophe, rather than political conflict, was to blame.
Ep. 2: Mystery of the Minoans (2001-08-02)

Three and a half thousand years ago, the Minoan civilisation, situated on the Mediterranean island of Crete, was wiped out. The culprit was one of the biggest volcanoes since the Ice Age on the nearby island of Thira.
Ep. 3: The Maya Collapse (2001-08-09)

This program unravels the causes of the disappearance of the Maya civilization, in Central America and southern Mexico. Millions died and great cities were abandoned to the jungle.
Ep. 4: Sodom and Gomorrah (2001-08-16)

In this edition - did the Biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah really exist, and was the wrath of God believed to have destroyed them really an earthquake that triggered a landslide capable of sweeping away entire cities?