The fate of rome climate disease and the end of an empire
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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 worldHere 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
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 to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the collapse of Rome's power—a story of nature'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 history's greatest civilizations encountered and endured, yet ultimately succumbed to, the cumulative burden of nature's violence.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 09 april 2019
Aantal pagina's: 440
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Kyle Harper
Hoofduitgeverij: Princeton University Press
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 133 mm
Product lengte: 203 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 135 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 33 mm
Verpakking lengte: 202 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 749 g
EAN: 9780691192062