Curse Of The Ancients: Dark AgesSeason 1, Episode 3

Professor Alice Roberts explores the disastrous last days of the Roman Empire and the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse, the effects felt even beyond the Empire's borders. Once known as the Dark Ages, this period saw kingdoms rise and fall, cities wiped out by invasion and plague ravage Europe and the Middle East. Despite these disasters, archaeologists are revealing a world where trade continued, cultures flourished and new world religions emerged and spread. Never far from catastrophe, Alice reveals how humankind continued to prosper even during the darkest of times.

Curse Of The Ancients: Dark Ages was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 23 October 2022, 08:35.