When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

The Plague of Justinian, which affected the Eastern Roman Empire in the 540s ... to which the climate contributed to events such as the fall of Rome remains debated, there is growing evidence ...

For decades, historians have debated to what extent climate cooling may have influenced the decline of the Roman Empire. This new study provides ... land following the melting of the ice sheets. The ...

Aerial View of Ancient Roman Ruins in Rome. Scientists have found that the 'Little Ice Age' may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire almost 572 years ago. For a long time, it had been ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...

A University of Southampton spokeswoman said: “Historians have long debated the role of climatic cooling in the fall of the Roman empire. “This new research strengthens the case that a brief ...

“When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Tom Gernon, professor of Earth science at the University of ...

Now, a new study has strengthened the case that a brief period of intense cooling called the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) primed the Roman Empire to finally fall in 1453 CE. The team ...