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Secrets of the Dead, The End of the Romans

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Secrets of the Dead, The End of the Romans
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Secrets of the Dead, The End of the Romans

 
PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 10 PM

Thursday, Oct. 27, at 3 AM

 

Is history repeating Itself? What if climate change and pandemics were the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire? Scientists from a range of disciplines are accumulating clues to show that three successive waves of deadly epidemics and powerful temperature drops could have caused the collapse of the Empire—and draw frightening parallels to today.