#3 The Rise and Fall of the Khmer Empire - Part Two

In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare - A podcast by Lachlan Peters

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How did the largest city in the pre-industrial world function? What was Khmer society like during the ‘golden age’ of Angkor? How did this civilisation falter and fade? Time period covered: 1100 - 1431 Lachlan begins this episode with a discussion of one of the most impressive and famous examples of Khmer architecture; Angkor Wat. The details of this building, and what it meant for the civilisation that could build it. We also learn about the life and times of Jayavarman VII, widely reco [...]