10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Each episode i look at a civilization of the past that rose to glory and then co lapsed into the ashes of history. I want to ask what did they have in common? What led to their fall? And what did it feel like to be a person alive at the time who witnessed the end of their world? In this episode, i want to look at the fascinating story of china's han dynasty - an iron age kingdom that forged the first true prial power in china. Finally, i explore what happened to bring the ornate palaces, towering temples of ch China's first emperors crashing down in ash and flame.
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