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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: An exceptionally favorable climate helped drive the Roman Empire’s prosperity.
Chapter 2: Disease and poor health were constant features of Roman life.
Chapter 3: The Antonine Plague sparked an economic crisis across the Roman Empire.
Chapter 4: In the third century, the Roman Empire endured its first collapse.
Chapter 5: The Roman Empire recovered from the first fall, but stability didn’t last.
Chapter 6: Bubonic plague delivered the first of two deadly blows to the eastern Roman Empire.
Chapter 7: The Roman Empire never rebounded from the Late Antique Little Ice Age.
Description
Over the years, countless historians have theorized about the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome (2017) tells this story from a slightly different angle, taking into consideration new information about the climate and epidemiological events that played a major role in the prosperity and downfall of one of the largest empires in history.
Who Should Listen
- Roman history enthusiasts
- Environmentalists and others interested in climate change
- Anyone curious about the causes of the Roman Empire’s fall