episode description
When Rome’s Empire was at its height in the 2nd Century CE, it was struck by the first in a series of devastating plagues – the first recorded pandemics in history. From this point on, Rome’s story is one of economic decline - and eventually of collapse. What can science tell us about how these events may be connected, and how did Rome’s Empire invite disaster?
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