The Secrets to Civilization

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Modern science reveals the environmental forces that have shaped human history.
Bronze Age Catastrophe
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In the last decade, the search for data about the planet's environmental history has raised questions about how climate change has influenced human civilizations in the past.

Cities and Empires
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The 1st Millenium BCE in the Mediterranean is the birth of the modern world.

Empire and Epidemics
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With the help of top scientists and historians including Kyle Harper, author of bestseller The Fate of Rome, look into what science is now telling about the impact of disease in toppling the Roman Empire.