SCOUT· 52%59m·2026-08-16·StorytellingHistory of Lost Cities: Machu Picchu, Meroë, Mohenjo-Daro (Sleep Story)
In this bedtime story, I tell you about three “lost cities” and the civilizations that built them: • Machu Picchu, built as a retreat for Inca emperors 50 miles from their capital, Cusco, and largely forgotten by the outside world for more than 300 years. • Meroë, the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, along with a brief…
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