EPISODE · Aug 14, 2024 · 18 MIN
Climate Change and Famine in the Pax Romana - The Pax Romana Podcast 051
from The Pax Romana Podcast · host Professor Colin Elliott
The Antonine plague--the world's first pandemic--did not find the Roman Empire at its strongest. In fact, climate change was affecting some key regions of the Roman Empire decades prior to the Pax Romana's end. The food supply of the empire was in jeopardy, weakening the population and encouraging migration into already crowded Roman cities. What went wrong and why?
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The Antonine plague--the world's first pandemic--did not find the Roman Empire at its strongest. In fact, climate change was affecting some key regions of the Roman Empire decades prior to the Pax Romana's end. The food supply of the empire was in jeopardy, weakening the population and encouraging migration into already crowded Roman cities. What went wrong and why?
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