217. Plague and the decline of the Roman Empire

<p>Tom and Dominic are joined by friend of the show Kyle Harper to discuss how pandemics and disease played a far greater role in the decline of the Roman Empire than previously understood.</p><br><p>On the show Kyle, Dominic, and Tom discuss life expectancy, how the Roman Empire was ‘bad for people’s health', the Antonine Plague, and more.</p><br><p>Listen to our previous episodes with Kyle:</p><p>146. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/146-disease-vs-the-rise-of-civilisation/id1537788786?i=1000549846246" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disease vs. the rise of civilisation</a></p><p>147. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/cl/podcast/147-disease-the-new-world-and-modern-pandemics/id1537788786?i=1000550019048" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disease, the New World and modern pandemics</a></p><br><p>Join&nbsp;<a href="https://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is History Club</a>&nbsp;for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.</p><br><p>Twitter:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/theresthistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheRestHistory</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/holland_tom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holland_tom</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/dcsandbrook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcsandbrook</a></p><br><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>