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Societies in Transition: The End of Roman Civilization

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Dr Ward-Perkins (Trinity College, Oxford) examines the Roman-made ecological disasters and examines how far the environmental pollution contributed to the fall of Rome and why this matters in today's world.

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Societies in Transition
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Bryan Ward-Perkins
Keywords
Environment
ecology
roman empire
anthropology
Britain
rome
Dark Age
archaeology
pollution
Department: Linacre College
Date Added: 24/03/2009
Duration: 00:48:46

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