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Fall of Civilizations

Stories of Greatness and Decline

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Fall of Civilizations

By: Paul Cooper
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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. Ancient History Middle East World Civilization Ancient Ancient Greece Africa
Fascinating Historical Content • Captivating Civilizational Stories • Engaging Narration • Detailed Historical Research

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I have been listening to this authors podcast for years. He does such great work and I loved listening to this. Whenever I am stuck at what to listen to I go back to this audiobook.

As good as the podcast!

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If you’ve been following his podcast series you’ll find this to be very interesting! Shortened version of each stories from his series. It’s a great audiobook and really helps you gain perspective on modern life, to see that the issues we face today are not that different from ancient times. Highly recommend for history lovers!

Great audiobook

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One of the best books you’ll ever find . Read by the author who’s voice is incredible

Unique Historical content told masterfully

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This was a very enjoyable and informative audiobook. I was mainly interested in the early Middle-Eastern civilizations when I started the audiobook, but I was equally captivated by the stories of the American, South-East Asian, and Pacific Island civilizations' declines.

Extensive and Organized

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It's all in the title. Loved the book, great entertaining and informative listen. The podcast is great too!

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