Fall of Civilizations : Stories of Greatness and Decline

• 544 pages, featuring 16 pages of color illustrations

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

*"You need to read this book" – Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment
"Cooper is a phenomenon" – Max Hastings, Sunday Times

Based on the hit podcast with over 200 million streams

The world is full of ruins. From the Colosseum of Rome to the crumbling suburbs of Detroit, the vine-wreathed temples of the Maya to the shell-pocked buildings of Bakhmut and Gaza. Each of these ruins tells a unique story, yet they share one haunting similarity: they are places where, at some point, the future came to an end.

Discover the Rise and Fall of Great Civilizations

In Fall of Civilizations, historian Paul Cooper delves into the stories behind humanity’s greatest civilizations:

• How they rose to power
• What life was like for the people who lived through their zenith
• And how they ultimately met their downfall

Based on the critically acclaimed podcast, this extraordinary book offers a clear-eyed examination of humanity’s past mistakes – and asks the pressing question: are we doomed to repeat them?