9780691192062-0691192065-The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World, 2)

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World, 2)

ISBN-13: 9780691192062
ISBN-10: 0691192065
Edition: Reprint
Author: Kyle Harper
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 440 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691192062
ISBN-10: 0691192065
Edition: Reprint
Author: Kyle Harper
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 440 pages

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The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World, 2) (ISBN-13: 9780691192062 and ISBN-10: 0691192065), written by authors Kyle Harper, was published by Princeton University Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Rome (Ancient Civilizations History, Civilization & Culture, World History, Climatology, Earth Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World, 2) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Rome books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.49.

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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 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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