Plagues, climate change, and the end of an empire : a response to Kyle Harper's The Fate of Rome (2) : plagues and a crisis of empire

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punktacja MEiN [2018 C]: 10

title:	Plagues, climate change, and the end of an empire : a response to Kyle Harper's The Fate of Rome (2) : plagues and a crisis of empire
author:	Huldon John, Elton Hugh, Huebner Sabine R., Izdebski Adam , Mordechai Lee, Newfield Timothy P.
journal title:	History Compass
volume:	16
issue:	12
date of publication :	2018
pages:	1-10
article ID:	12506
eISSN:	1478-0542
DOI:	10.1111/hic3.12506
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	This is the second of a three‐section review of Kyle Harper's The Fate of Rome in which we examine in detail Harper's treatment of two allegedly widespread and mortal Roman outbreaks of disease. In the case of the second‐century Antonine plague, we demonstrate that Harper overlooked a major controversy and instead portrayed an oversimplified narrative of a catastrophic event. In the case of the third‐century Cyprianic plague, we call attention to several glaring methodological issues in Harper's treatment of the episode, point out the absence of corresponding evidence in the papyri, and cast doubt on the linkage previously drawn between the plague and archaeology.
number of pulisher's sheets:	1
affiliation:	Wydział Historyczny : Instytut Historii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper