5. The Khmer Empire - Fall of the God Kings

Deep in the Cambodian Jungle, a ruined city crumbles among the roots of banyan trees. In this episode, we look at the Khmer Empire of medieval Cambodia and the ancient mega-city of Angkor: how it rose to unprecedented size and wealth, overcame the challenges of its climate and landscape, and...

98 min - Ancient Worlds - Fall of Civilizations

Read Deeper: Ancient Worlds

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  2. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson - View on Amazon
  3. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs by Barbara Mertz - View on Amazon
  4. The Pyramids by Miroslav Verner - View on Amazon
  5. The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves - View on Amazon
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  8. Red Land, Black Land by Barbara Mertz - View on Amazon
  9. The Woman Who Would Be King by Kara Cooney - View on Amazon
  10. SPQR by Mary Beard (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
  11. Rubicon by Tom Holland (4/5) - View on Amazon
  12. Dynasty by Tom Holland - View on Amazon
  13. The Storm Before the Storm by Duncan, Michael (Podcaster) (4.7/5) - View on Amazon
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  15. The Colosseum by Keith Hopkins - View on Amazon
  16. Pompeii by Mary Beard - View on Amazon
  17. Pompeii by Robert Harris (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
  18. The Fall of Rome by Bryan Ward-Perkins - View on Amazon
  19. The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather - View on Amazon
  20. The Histories by Herodotus - View on Amazon
  21. The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan - View on Amazon
  22. The Greeks by H. D. F. Kitto - View on Amazon
  23. Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox - View on Amazon
  24. The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian - View on Amazon

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