Secrets of the Dead, The End of the Romans
PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 10 PM
Thursday, Aug. 28, 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.