A History of Disease in Ancient Times

A History of Disease in Ancient Times
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 9783319289373
ISBN-13 : 3319289373
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Book Synopsis A History of Disease in Ancient Times by : Philip Norrie

Download or read book A History of Disease in Ancient Times written by Philip Norrie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how bubonic plague and smallpox helped end the Hittite Empire, the Bronze Age in the Near East and later the Carthaginian Empire. The book will examine all the possible infectious diseases present in ancient times and show that life was a daily struggle for survival either avoiding or fighting against these infectious disease epidemics. The book will argue that infectious disease epidemics are a critical link in the chain of causation for the demise of most civilizations in the ancient world and that ancient historians should no longer ignore them, as is currently the case.


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