The Failure of the Hittite Empire: Plague, Poor Leadership, and Destruction AUTHOR NAME: Eric Cline BOOK TITLE: After 1177 BC, The Survival of Civilizations; 1177 BC, the year civilization collapsed The Hittite Empire failed due to internal decay, including a plague that ravaged the royal family and subsequent poor leadership. Their capital, Hattusa, was attacked and burned, possibly by the Kashka. Although the main empire vanished, rump states like Carchemish in North Syria survived as

The Antifragile Winners: Phoenician Trade and Cypriot Iron Innovation AUTHOR NAME: Eric Cline BOOK TITLE: After 1177 BC, The Survival of Civilizations Professor Cline identifies the Phoenicians and Cypriots as "antifragile" because they flourished during the chaos following the collapse. The Phoenicians, surviving Canaanites, took over Mediterranean trade, spread the alphabet (leading to Greek and Latin scripts), and founded colonies like Carthage. The Cypriots transitioned to iron work,

Egypt's Retreat and the Emergence of New Kingdoms in the Early Iron Age AUTHOR NAME: Eric Cline BOOK TITLE: 1177 BC, the year civilization collapsed; After 1177 BC, The Survival of Civilizations Following the collapse, Egypt, despite surviving, merely coped and retreated from the international stage, entering the chaotic Third Intermediate Period. The resulting power vacuum allowed the emergence of smaller kingdoms like Israel, Judah, and Moab. Archaeology uses Old Testament texts as guideposts

he Uluburun Shipwreck and the Collapse of Late Bronze Age Globalization AUTHOR NAME: Eric Cline BOOK TITLE: 1177 BC, the year civilization collapsed; After 1177 BC, The Survival of Civilizations This excerpt discusses the Uluburun shipwreck (c. 1300 BC) as a microcosm of Late Bronze Age globalization, carrying copper from Cyprus and tin from Central Asia. Dating evidence includes a solid gold scarab of Nefertiti. The conversation shifts to the 1177 BC collapse, caused by a perfect storm of

Aj and Josh return to the studio to resurrect Historically Speaking from the metaphorical grave for Season 5, with big news for the podcast. Tune in to see what you can expect from us (and the rest of the gang) going forward!

Nell Sykes was a Salem schoolteacher, who lived at 1251 Center Street NE here in Salem during the 1920s. She was a teacher in Salem Public Schools - dietician who served the American Red Cross Commission to Siberia between 1918 and 1920. To see a photo of Nell in the Library of Congress prints and photographs online catalog from April 10, 1920, please visit their American National Red Cross photograph collection. If you want to learn more about the work of the American Red Cross in Russia during

In December of 1993, eighteen-year-old Carol Ramona Reed vanished after leaving a Brownsville supermarket with two friends. The next morning, her body was discovered along FM 1421, left—according to the Texas Rangers’ cold case file—“moments before her death.” Three decades later, no arrests have been made. No motive confirmed. No justice delivered. In this episode, Echoes of 956 retraces Carol’s final night through archival records, law enforcement reports, and the geography of the Valle...

In 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a catastrophic cargo door failure that blasted a hole in the side of the aircraft and very nearly doomed it and everybody on board. This episode tells the story of what happened next...Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone

Michael Harrington was a writer and scholar primarily concerned with the problem of poverty within the otherwise affluent postwar 20th Century USA. He grew up in a Midwestern Irish-American family, and he attended parochial schools, where he excelled academically. Harrington moved to New York & became involved in the Catholic Worker movement, before he lost his faith and turned to more secular political organizations. He considered himself a socialist, but he downplayed those beliefs when...

In the midst of the Great Depression, the City of St. Louis wanted to create a monument to the city’s role in the westward expansion of the United States and general waterfront improvement.It took thirty years, but they eventually created their monument with the assistance of the Federal Government. When it was completed, it was a structure like no other on Earth. It was a 660-foot-tall freestanding stainless steel arch. It required innovations not just in design and architecture, but in

This week, Kate brings the story of loggers and the spring log drive down Haliburton County's rivers and lakes. Who do you call when you het a log jam? Jam crackers! Plus, Paul has the story of Louis Cyr, a farm boy born from the late 1800's Quebec who earned the title of the 'Strongest Man on Earth' through prodigious feats of strength like using his back to lift a platform with 18 men standing on top.Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Plague in Rome”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the tragic loss of F/V Scandies Rose, a fishing vessel well-known for her time on Deadliest Catch that was lost in 2019! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on our YouTube channel, Shipwreck Sunday!Want to live like Elinor? Check out our Amazon Storefront and help support the channel:

Stone and Story — The Legacy of Great ZimbabweDescription:For centuries, the towering stone walls of Great Zimbabwe have stood as silent witnesses to one of Africa’s greatest civilizations. Built by the ancestors of the Shona people between the 11th and 15th centuries, this remarkable city was a center of trade, religion, and royal power. It is also an architectural masterpiece long misrepresented by colonial myths.In this episode of Forgotten Art History, we uncover the true story of Great

Gello is the nightmare lurking just out of sight—a shapeshifting demon blamed for centuries of lost children, sudden illness, and heartbreak in Greek legend. Once a wronged young woman, Gello returns from death as a relentless spirit, haunting cradles and mothers’ dreams, her power growing with every fearful whisper. Saints, exorcists, and desperate parents fought her with charms, prayers, and secret names, but she always slips away, evolving with each age. This episode traces Gello’s tangled

Text the Show and Show some LOVE for TR! Sophia & Lilith: Balancing Wisdom and Courage in the Divine Feminine In this transformative episode of the TRUTH RESONATES, Evariel delves into the sacred dance between Sophia, the embodiment of divine wisdom, and Lilith, the fierce archetype of rebellion and independence. Many spiritual seekers, especially women, fall into the trap of mistaking codependent endurance for strength, descending into darkness as rescuers rather than conscious gui...

Send us a text Episode 107 Doing Godly Good Works, the Book Never Written. Searching for a writer to do this book. The subject being my idea of using retired Roman Catholics to do good works and helping solve big problems here in the USA. Support the show

Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, was a notable Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician, renowned for his role in the Guinness brewing dynasty. A descendant of the original Arthur Guinness, he was educated at Eton and Trinity College Dublin. His career in politics led him to serve as a Member of Parliament for Dublin before becoming Baron Ardilaun in 1880.Arthur Guinness was passionate about public service and philanthropy, contributing significantly to Dublin's development. He played

This episode of Day by Day True Crime Stories delves into the tragic events of October 16, 1991, when a mass shooting at Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, resulted in 23 deaths and 27 injuries. The podcast explores the incident, the profile of the shooter George Hennard, the aftermath for victims and survivors, and the ongoing debate surrounding gun control and advocacy in Texas.#HistoryPodcast #LoneStarHistory #MassShooting #LubysshootingOur Sponsors:* Check out Secret Nature and use my code