The Fate of Rome
Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World, 2)
Kyle Harper
Discover the catastrophic role climate change and infectious diseases played in the fall of the Roman Empire in this groundbreaking book. The Fate of Rome interweaves grand historical narratives with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries to explore how volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability, and devastating viruses and bacteria ultimately led to nature's triumph over human ambition. Kyle Harper's sweeping account sheds new light on one of history's greatest civilizations and its encounter with nature's violence.
Publish Date
2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.22
ISBN
9780691192062
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2021-04-15T00:56:00.000Z
That, by the way, is from Kyle Harper’s so far excellent book, The Fate of Rome, on the role of climate & disease in causing the downfall of the empire – source