85. Shana Zaia: The end of empires

How did ancient cultures understand the end of empires? When was the end even considered a possibility, and did they see it coming? When was an end not an end, but a continuity? Shana explores political change through the perspective of the communities who lived through it. 2:09 why the end of empires? 3:41 how to identify the end 5:58 are symbols of office destroyed? 7:48 ends versus natural rhythms 12:50 mythology of end 17:37 do destroyers take on the divine role? 19:14 would people have s...