Bronze Age Collapse Explained: How Interconnected Civilizations Suddenly Failed Around 1200 BCE

What happens when an entire world suddenly collapses? Around 1200 BCE, the Bronze Age came to a shocking end - major cities burned, trade networks vanished overnight, and civilizations that had thrived for centuries just... disappeared. In this episode, Casey breaks down one of history's most fascinating mysteries and explains why it matters way more than you'd think. On Pattern Break, we explore how the Bronze Age economy actually worked (spoiler: it was incredibly fragile), examine the devastating collapse that wiped out places like Pylos and Ugarit, and discover what Egypt's 90% drop in bronze imports tells us about interconnected systems. You'll...