Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Episodes
20. Persia - An Empire in Ashes
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 P...
19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 2)
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 stepp...
19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe (Part 1)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 stepp...
18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
17. Carthage - Empire Of The Phoenicians
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 drama...
16. Bagan - City Of Temples
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 civilizat...
15. The Nabataeans - The Final Days Of Petra
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 stor...
14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
High up on the craggy peaks of the Urubamba Canyon, a lost city lies wreathed in cloud... In this episode, we explore the mountains of the Andes, and...
11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the outskirts of modern Istanbul, a line of ancient walls lies crumbling into the earth... In this episode, we look at one of history’s most inc...
10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A city in ruins. A dynasty in tatters. An empire in ashes... This episode, we look at the remarkable story of the first empire of ancient China, the ...
9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath the busy streets of Mexico City, a buried god lies waiting to be discovered... This episode, we look back at the age of the Aztecs. Learn how...
8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the dusts of Iraq, the ruins of the world's first civilization lie buried. This episode, we travel into the extremely distant past to look at the...
7. The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the Songhai Empire is all but forgotten by history. But this medieval kingdom was once the most powerful force in Africa. Find out how this ci...
6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On one of the world’s most isolated islands, hundreds of vast stone statues lie mouldering in the grass. In this episode, we take a look at one of...
5. The Khmer Empire - Fall of the God Kings
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the Cambodian Jungle, a ruined city crumbles among the roots of banyan trees. In this episode, we look at the history of the Khmer Empire of...
4. The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most unlikely tales of a society’s fall in is the incredible saga of the Vikings of Greenland. Find out the history of how these Europe...
3. The Mayan Collapse - Ruins Among the Trees
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the tropical forests of Central America, vast stone pyramids slowly crumble beneath the trees. In this episode, we look at one of history's great ...
2. The Bronze Age Collapse - Mediterranean Apocalypse
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Around the year 1100 BC, a wave of destruction washed over the Eastern Mediterranean. It wiped whole civilizations off the map, and left only ash and ...
1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A vast ruined bath house, a fire-damaged poem and a world teetering on the brink of collapse. In this episode, we look at the history of the collaps...