Interdisciplinary insights from the Plague of Cyprian : pathology, epidemiology, ecology and history
Publication Date
3-31-2023
Description
This book tackles the difficult challenge of uncovering the pathogenic cause, epidemiological mechanics and broader historical impacts of an extremely deadly third-century ancient Roman pandemic. The core of this research is embodied in a novel systems synthesis methodology that allows for ground-breaking historical-scientific problem-solving. Through precise historical and scientific problem-solving, analysis and modelling, the authors piece together a holistic puzzle portrait of an ancient plague that is fully consistent, in turn, with both the surviving ancient evidence and the latest in cutting edge twenty-first-century modern medical and molecular phylogenetic science. Demonstrating the broader relevance of the crisis-beset world of the third-century Roman Empire in providing guiding and cautionary historical lessons for the present, this innovative book provides fascinating insights for students and scholars across a range of disciplines. -- back cover
ISBN
9783031260933
Keywords
Pandemics, Rome, History, Plague, Cyprian, Pathology, Epidemiology, Ecology
Disciplines
Diseases | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
City
Cham, Switzerland
Department
English
Files
Recommended Citation
Reeder, DeeAnn; Orsag, Mark; and McKinney, Amanda E., "Interdisciplinary insights from the Plague of Cyprian : pathology, epidemiology, ecology and history" (2023). Faculty Books. 133.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/books/133