The REAL Story Behind The Bronze Age Collapse | Aaron Bastani Meets Josephine Quinn
Support our work: http://novara.media/support Our guest on Downstream this week is Josephine Quinn, Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge University, the first woman to hold the position. In conversation with a live audience at EartH Hackney, Professor Quinn and Aaron Bastani examine some of the lesser-known aspects of the ancient world, as told in her book How The World Made the West. What were the ancient alternatives to democracy? Why should students today study ancient languages, instead of English or mathematics? And did people in the Bronze Age really forget how to write, or deliberately decide to stop? 00:00 Intro 02:05 Why Study Ancient Languages? 06:50 The Ancient World Reveals Political Possibilities 10:33 Demarcating Ancient from Modern History 13:59 On Slavery 19:00 The Bronze Age Collapse 24:08 Collapse Today 25:05 The End of Writing Thanks to @earthackney for hosting this event.
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How Civilisation Came Back From Collapse (ft. Eric Cline)
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