The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World)

How climate change and disease helped to bring down the Roman Empire
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 to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the collapse of Romeâ€™s powerâ€•a story of natureâ€™s triumph over human ambition. Interweaving a grand historical narrative with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries, Kyle Harper traces how the fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability, and devastating viruses and bacteria. The Fate of Rome is a sweeping account of how one of historyâ€™s greatest civilizations encountered and endured, yet ultimately succumbed to, the cumulative burden of natureâ€™s violence.
Country USA
Brand Princeton University Press
Manufacturer Princeton University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 34244681
ReleaseDate 2019-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780691192062

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World)