Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts
Professor Alice Roberts reveals how scientists are unearthing the evidence for cataclysmic events in the past and their disastrous consequences. From wars to earthquakes and floods to famines – these are the events that have helped shape our modern world.
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Did our ancestors believe they were cursed ? Professor Alice Roberts explores historic cataclysmic events such as wars and floods to dispel the myths.
- Ep 1
1.Ancient Global Warming
14-03-202245 minProfessor Alice Roberts charts the rise of civilisation from 6100BCE to the end of the Bronze Age. A time of great work in architecture, literature, and the arts, until most of the...
- Ep 2
2.Rome’s Rise and Fall
21-03-202245 minProfessor Alice Roberts looks at the rise of one of history’s greatest civilisations, the Roman Empire, asking, what was the secret to its success? Experts explore the empire, inve...
- Ep 3
3.The Darkest Age
28-03-202245 minThe disastrous final days of the Roman Empire are examined in this episode, including the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse and the effects felt even beyond the Empir...
- Ep 4
4.God’s Holy Warriors
04-04-202245 minProfessor Alice Roberts reveals how archaeologists are shedding light on one of history’s most mysterious periods. For three hundred years after the collapse of Rome, Saxons and Vi...
- Ep 5
5.Medieval Mystery
11-04-202245 minIn the final episode of Curse of the Ancients, Professor Alice Roberts looks at one of the most cursed periods in European history - the Middle Ages. Archaeologists reveal how wars...
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