Famine and pestilence in the late Roman and early Byzantine empire : a systematic survey of subsistence crises and epidemics /
| Основен автор: | Stathakopoulos, Dionysios Ch., 1971- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Burlington, VT ; Firnham, England :
Ashgate,
2010.
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| Серия: |
Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman monographs ;
9 |
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Съдържание:
- 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.