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.