It's been described as one of the great apocalyptic events of the ancient world. In 1200 BCE, the Bronze Age collapsed. And it did so rapidly and with disastrous consequences. But how did an epoch that had flourished for over 2,000 years suddenly end, and why did so many ancient civilizations fall with it?
Click through and relive the remarkable series of catastrophes that brought down the Bronze Age and changed the course of history.