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Climate Change in the Ancient World: Volcanoes, Rebellions, and Lessons from the Distant Past

Climate Change in the Ancient World: Volcanoes, Rebellions, and Lessons from the Distant Past

Update: 2020-04-30
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In the 14th episode of Climate History, co-hosts Dagomar Degroot and Emma Moesswilde interview Joseph Manning, the William K. and Marilyn Milton Simpson Professor of Classics at Yale University. Professor Manning is a leading expert on the law, politics, and economy of the ancient world, particularly the Hellenistic Period (between 330 and 30 BCE). In recent years, he's led efforts to uncover a link between volcanic eruptions, climatic shocks, and rebellions in ancient Egypt: efforts that inspired headlines in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and elsewhere. Professor Manning explains how his team uncovered the influence of climate change in Egyptian history, and what the ancient world has to tell us about our uncertain future.
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Climate Change in the Ancient World: Volcanoes, Rebellions, and Lessons from the Distant Past

Climate Change in the Ancient World: Volcanoes, Rebellions, and Lessons from the Distant Past

Dagomar Degroot