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Preview | The End of the Romans
Preview: Season 18 Episode 6 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
What if climate change and pandemics caused of the decline of the Roman Empire?
Is history repeating Itself? Follow an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. Three deadly epidemics and climate change could have caused its collapse — drawing frightening parallels to today.
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Preview | The End of the Romans
Preview: Season 18 Episode 6 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Is history repeating Itself? Follow an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. Three deadly epidemics and climate change could have caused its collapse — drawing frightening parallels to today.
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Scientists find signs of plague in tooth samples dating to the Late Roman Empire. (1m 43s)
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