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The Fate of Rome: Climate, Contagion, and Slavery in the Roman Empire

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Contagion, and Slavery in the Roman Empire

Update: 2019-09-26

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We interview Prof. Kyle Harper of the University of Oklahoma on the Roman collapse. Discover the disease events and climatic transitions which brought down one of the greatest empires ever known. Learn what's wrong with the slavery-to-serfdom theory and why even relatively poor Romans owned slaves.

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The Fate of Rome: Climate, Contagion, and Slavery in the Roman Empire

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Contagion, and Slavery in the Roman Empire

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