Ancient Apocalypse
6.4
Season 3
50 min
S3 · E1 · Aug 31, 2025
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The Destruction of Carthage Episode 3
3 episodes in Season 3
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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.
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Cast
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Kim Lask Creator · Patrick Dickinson Creator Nicky Traversin Creator
Total runtime 12h 30m · Episode length 50 min · Type Documentary
Show info
Premiered
January 1, 2021
Latest episode
August 31, 2025
Status
Returning series
Network
ZDFinfo
Country
Germany
Type
Documentary
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
12h 30m
Original language
German
Production
ZDF Enterprises
Production
ZDFinfo
Production
World Media Rights
Production
Languages
Spoken on screen
English · German
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