Famine and Pestilence in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire: A Systematic Survey of Subsistence...

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Dionysios Ch. Stathakopoulos Professor Leslie Brubaker

Famine and Pestilence in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire

A Systematic Survey of Subsistence Crises and Epidemics

Dionysios Ch. Stathakopoulos, Professor Leslie Brubaker, Professor Anthony Bryer , Professor John Haldon

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Routledge
10 February 2004

General & world history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Famine; Social & cultural anthropology; Medical anthropology

Series: Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies

An analytical account of the history of subsistence crises and epidemic diseases in Late Antiquity. Based on a catalogue of all such events in the East Roman/Byzantine empire between 284 and 750, it presents an authoritative analysis of the causes, effects and internal mechanisms of these crises and incorporates modern medical and physiological data on epidemics and famines. Its interest is both in the history of medicine and the history of Late Antiquity, especially its social and demographic aspects. Stathakopoulos develops models of crises that apply not only to the society of the late Roman and early Byzantine world, but also to early modern and even contemporary societies in Africa or Asia. This study is therefore both a work of reference for information on particular events (for example, the 6th-century Justinianic plague) and a comprehensive analysis of subsistence crises and epidemics as agents of historical causation. As such, it makes a contribution to the ongoing debate on Late Antiquity, bringing a fresh perspective to comment on the characteristic features that shaped this period and differentiate it from Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

By: Dionysios Ch. Stathakopoulos
Series edited by: Professor Leslie Brubaker, Professor Anthony Bryer, Professor John Haldon, Dr. Rhoads Murphey
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: No.9
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 163mm
Weight: 2.100kg
ISBN: 9780754630210
ISBN 10: 0754630218
Series: Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 10 February 2004
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: Preface; 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: Introduction; 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; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Dionysios Ch. Stathakopoulos, King's College London, UK

Reviews for Famine and Pestilence in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Empire: A Systematic Survey of Subsistence Crises and Epidemics

'Dionysios Stathakopoulos's new book [...] is a feast and a blessing... unique, thorough, and extremely welcome analytical compendium of famine and disease crises in the ancient world.' Speculum