EAN: 9780691192062

FATE OF ROME - KYLE HARPER KARTONIERT (TB)

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. He takes readers from
Rome's pinnacle in the second century  when the empire seemed an invincible superpower  to its
unraveling by the seventh century  when Rome was politically fragmented and materially
depleted. Harper describes how the Romans were resilient in the face of enormous environmental
stress  until the besieged empire could no longer withstand the combined challenges of a little
ice age and recurrent outbreaks of bubonic plague. A poignant reflection on humanity's intimate
relationship with the environment  The Fate of Rome provides 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. The example of Rome is a timely reminder that climate
change and germ evolution have shaped the world we inhabit--in ways that are surprising and
profound.

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