The 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies

Climate History of Byzantium at the Crossroads

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Abstract

This chapter is meant as a basic introduction to the field of climate history of Byzantium as of AD 2022. After explaining what climate history is, it discusses the source base and the big questions of the field, as well as it outlooks for the future.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Feb. 11, 2022 | Accepted: April 29, 2022 | Published Aug. 22, 2022 | Language: en

Keywords Environmental historyByzantiumMediterraneanEastern Roman EmpireHistory of climate and societyClimate history


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