The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
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The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
By (Author) Kyle Harper
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
18th June 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Climate change
937.06
Physical Properties
Paperback
440
Width 133mm, Height 203mm
Description
How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient world Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book
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Author Bio
Kyle Harper is professor of classics and letters at the University of Oklahoma. His books include Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275425.
