Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline

"A treasure trove of myths and terror... Atmospheric as hell... Immersive."-The Times

Based on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.

Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztecs of Central America; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these ancient civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time to witness the end of their world.

Author: Paul Cooper
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: 07/23/2024
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.28w x 1.62d
ISBN: 9781335013415

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2024 pg. 10
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2024
Shelf Awareness 08/10/2024

About the Author
Cooper, Paul: - Paul Cooper is a podcaster, a historian and the author of two acclaimed historical novels, River of Ink and All Our Broken Idols. He earned his PhD from the University of East Anglia and has taught there and at Warwick. He writes, produces and hosts the Fall of Civilizations podcast, which has charted in the top ten British podcasts and, since its launch in 2018, has garnered over one hundred million downloads and over one million YouTube subscribers.