Lectures/Apr 21, 2017

The Fall of the Roman Empire: How Should We Study it in the 21st Century?

The Fall of the Roman Empire: How Should We Study it in the 21st Century? lead image

The Fall of the Roman Empire: How Should We Study it in the 21st Century?, lecture by Michael McCormick, American Academy in Rome, May 2, 2017, 6:30 pm

In this lecture, Michael McCormick will revisit the Fall of the Roman Empire using twenty-first century methods and tools, including biomolecular archaeology, paleoclimate science, and other digital applications that offer new insight into humanistic inquiry of the ancient past.

Michael McCormick is the Lester K. Little Scholar in Residence at the American Academy in Rome in the spring of 2017 and Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History in the History Department at Harvard University.