Ancient Apocalypse poster

Ancient Apocalypse

★ 6.3 387 votes 2021–present 3 seasons · 15 episodes Returning Series
Starring
Alisdair Simpson
Starring
Alisdair Simpson
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
010203040
E1E2E3E4E5E6
S16.76.66.56.36.56.3
S26.8
S3

About

Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilisations collapsed. Every continent has its ruins — places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people. They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst the teeming industry of a modern city. However, they all raise the same questions: How could something so great all but vanish? Why do civilisations collapse? In this 6-part series, we uncover the scientific reasons why some of history’s most fascinating peoples have disappeared in the face of the natural world’s might. We investigate the end of The Akkadian Empire, The Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrha, The mystery of the Sea Peoples, The Maya Civilisation and Doggerland. Some of the world’s greatest natural disasters reduced these societies to nothing.

All Seasons

Season 12021
6.517765h
Season 22023
6.866
Season 32025
03

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Alisdair Simpson Narrator
Mary-Ann Ochota Self - Social Anthropologist
Iszi Lawrence Self - Historian
Jeff Rose Self - Archaeologist
Robert R. Cargill Self - Assoc. Prof. of Classics and Religious Studies
Iain Stewart Self - Geologist
Helen Farr Self - Archaeologist, Self - Maritime Archaeologist
Naoíse Mac Sweeney Self - Professor of Archaeology
Karen Bellinger Self - Archaeologist
Mike Duncan Self - Historian

Similar Series