An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

The Fate of Rome, Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire

Author: Kyle Harper

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Episodes Referencing This Book

August 04, 2022

Context:

Tom explicitly mentions this as the book they are discussing in the episode. He says he read it on a holiday in Greece about three or four years ago. The book argues that climate and disease played a major role in the fall of the Roman Empire.