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The Age of Iron

Episode 2 of 6

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. He looks at the winners and losers of the Bronze Age collapse, and the powers that emerged in the Iron Age.

Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles looks at the winners, losers and survivors of the great Bronze Age collapse, a regional catastrophe that wiped out the hard-won achievements of civilisation in the eastern Mediterranean about 3,000 years ago. In the new age of iron, civilisation would re-emerge, tempered in the flames of conflict, tougher and more resilient than ever before.

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58 minutes

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Mon 23 Jan 2023 01:05

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Richard Miles
Series Producer Eamon Hardy
Producer Tim Kirby
Director Tim Kirby

Broadcasts

  • Wed 17 Nov 2010 21:00
  • Fri 19 Nov 2010 00:30
  • Mon 22 Nov 2010 19:30
  • Tue 23 Nov 2010 01:00
  • Tue 25 Jan 2011 01:25
  • Thu 10 Mar 2011 23:00
  • Tue 17 Jan 2023 23:00
  • Mon 23 Jan 2023 01:05