Famine and pestilence in the late Roman and early Byzantine empire : a systematic survey of subsistence crises and epidemics /
"This book presents the first analytical account in English of the history of subsistence crises and epidemic diseases in Late Antiquity. Based on an catalogue of all such events in the East Roman/Byzantine empire between 284 and 750, it gives an authoritative analysis of the causes, effects an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, Hants ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
c2004
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : [2004], ©2004 Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : c2004 Burlington, VT : 2004 Burlington, VT : c2004 Burlington, VT : ©2004 Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : [2004] |
| Series: | Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman monographs ;
v. 9 Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman monographs ; 9 Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman monographs ; v. 9 Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman monographs v. 9 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Negotiating with the Dead
- Pt. I Typology of Crises
- 1. The Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire
- 2. A Quantitative Overview
- 3. Subsistence Crises: Causes, Location, Duration and Range
- 4. Social Response
- 5. Epidemic Diseases
- 6. The Justinianic Plague
- 7. Results
- 8. Conclusion: 'History that Stands Still'?
- Pt. II. Catalogue of Epidemics and Famines from 284 To 750 A.D.
- 9. Catalogue
- App. I. Measures and Currency
- App. II. Famine Prices of Grain.
- Introduction: Negotiating with the Dead
- Typology of Crises
- The Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire
- A Quantitative Overview
- Subsistence Crises: Causes, Location, Duration and Range
- Nature-induced Crises
- Human-induced Crises
- Duration, Location and Range
- Social Response
- Market Activity
- Response of Authorities
- Popular Reaction
- Epidemic Diseases
- Smallpox
- Infections of the Gastro-intestinal Tract
- Other Infectious Diseases
- Mass Poisonings
- The Justinianic Plague
- The Chronology of the Plague
- The Epidemiology of the Plague
- Was the Justinianic Plague a Pandemic of 'True Plague'?
- Social Response
- Results
- Mortality
- Shortage of Human Resources
- Conclusion: 'History that Stands Still'?
- Catalogue of Epidemics and Famines from 284 to 750 AD
- Catalogue
- Measures and Currency
- Famine Prices of Grain
- Introduction: Negotiating with the Dead 1
- Part I Typology of Crises
- 1 The Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire 17
- 2 A Quantitative Overview 23
- 3 Subsistence Crises: Causes, Location, Duration and Range 35
- Nature-induced Crises 36
- Human-induced Crises 46
- Duration, Location and Range 53
- 4 Social Response 57
- Market Activity 57
- Response of Authorities 62
- Popular Reaction 70
- 5 Epidemic Diseases 88
- Smallpox 91
- Infections of the Gastro-intestinal Tract 97
- Other Infectious Diseases 100
- Mass Poisonings 103
- 6 The Justinianic Plague 110
- The Chronology of the Plague 113
- The Epidemiology of the Plague 124
- Was the Justinianic Plague a Pandemic of 'True Plague'? 144
- Social Response 146
- 7 Results 155
- Mortality 155
- Shortage of Human Resources 163
- 8 Conclusion: 'History that Stands Still'? 166
- Part II Catalogue of Epidemics and Famines from 284 to 750 AD
- 9 Catalogue 177
- I Measures and Currency 387
- II. Famine Prices of Grain 389.