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The fate of Rome : climate, disease, and the end of an empire / Kyle Harper

This history explores the role of climate change and infectious diseases in the collapse of the Roman Empire. It analyses environmental factors from the second to seventh centuries, including volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, and the bubonic plague.

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