The lands of the Eastern Mediterranean lay in ruins. The Kingdoms of the Hittites, Egypt, Alashiya and Greece lay in ruins or have been reduced in size and influence. The population has declined and the region is more fractured than it has been in centuries. Yet out of this destruction will flourish many new kingdoms, civilizations and people who will change the course of human history. In this episode we will briefly survey the civilizations that rose up in place of the kingdoms that fell at the end of the Bronze Age.

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Originally this season was going to be another 13 episode season, but due to the scarcity of the material, the many different theories and speculations present and the fact that so little is known about the Bronze Age Collapse, I was unable to make it span to exactly 13 episodes. So this is where our story ends for the year. But I will be back next July with another season of the show!

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