The Fall of Rome Podcast 31: Interview: Historian Kyle Harper on Disease, Climate and the Fall of the Roman Empire
Apr 3, 2018
Kyle Harper, Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, discusses the impact of climate change and disease on the fall of the Roman Empire. Topics include the decline in trade and resources, the role of paleoclimatic and genomic evidence, the relationship between waves of plague and archaeological genome data, and the vulnerability of the empire's trade system.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Turning Point in the Roman Empire
01:47 • 11min
Understanding the Role of Population Health and Plague Recurrence
12:24 • 2min
The Impact of Bubonic Plague Outbreaks on the Population and Society
14:46 • 2min
Movement and Vulnerability in the Roman Empire
16:53 • 19min
Shifting Perspectives and the Importance of Material Evidence
36:06 • 3min