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Fall of Civilizations : Stories of Greatness and Decline

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"A treasure trove of myths and terror... Atmospheric as hell... Immersive."-The Times



Based on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.



Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztecs of Central America; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these ancient civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time to witness the end of their world.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781335013415
  • ISBN-10: 1335013415
  • Publisher: Hanover Square Press
  • Publish Date: July 2024
  • Dimensions: 9.35 x 6.28 x 1.62 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.54 pounds
  • Page Count: 576

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