The Day Civilization Collapsed — What Really Killed the Bronze Age?

Around 1200 BC, something catastrophic happened across the ancient world. In what historians call the Bronze Age Collapse, some of the most powerful civilizations on Earth suddenly fell apart. Within just a few decades, mighty empires vanished, cities burned to the ground, trade networks collapsed, and entire societies disappeared. The Mycenaeans, the Hittites, and many powerful kingdoms across the Mediterranean were wiped out or pushed into chaos. Even the mighty Egyptian Empire barely survi...