Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires ... of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire (also referred to as the Byzantine Empire ...

Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to climate ... Between 541 and 544, there was also the first and most severe ...

The decline of the Eastern Roman Empire seems more linked to strategic errors and military defeats against the Persians in the 7th century. These events weakened the empire, paving the way for the ...