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The Bronze Age Collapse: Systems That Failed

The Bronze Age Collapse: Systems That Failed

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Episode 254 explores the intricate web of international relations that defined the Late Bronze Age, focusing on how the diplomatic 'club' of superpowers collapsed under environmental stress and systemic fragility. We trace the letters exchanged between Hattusa, Ugarit, and Alashiya, revealing a world connected by trade routes for tin and copper rather than just war. The episode examines the role of the Sea Peoples not as an invading army, but as a symptom of displaced populations seeking survival in a starving world. By analyzing the burning of Ugarit’s archives and the disappearance of Linear B scripts, we uncover how the sudden severing of supply chains caused civilizations to crumble from within. Listeners will discover why the elite classes, so focused on maintaining their status through long-distance diplomacy, failed to protect their own food supplies when the climate shifted. This conversation moves beyond the myth of violent conquest to look at the quiet, terrifying reality of systems that cannot adapt to change. #BronzeAgeCollapse #LateBronzeAge #Ugarit #SeaPeoples #HittiteEmpire #Diplomacy #TinTrade #ClimateChange #LinearB #Alashiya #EgyptianEmpire #Mycenaeans #SupplyChains #InternationalRelations #AncientHistory #CivilizationFall #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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