New discovery reveals the cause of the Roman Empire's collapse

For years, scientists have speculated that changes in Earth's climate may have weakened the once mighty Roman Empire. As a result,

Roman Empire

vulnerable to external threats, economic hardship, and internal conflict. These are believed to have been the reasons for the empire's collapse. Photo: Ancient-origins.

In a recent study, scientists identified an important factor that could drive

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Rome on the brink of destruction. Photo: Public Domain.

Specifically, the new discovery in Iceland suggests that a dramatic cooling event known as the Little Ice Age of the Ancient Era (LALIA), associated with a significant drop in global temperatures, likely played a large role in the empire's collapse.

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Photo: Public Domain.

Evidence discovered on a remote part of Iceland's coast suggests that LALIA, a period of intense cold caused by volcanic eruptions, was "more severe than previously thought," according to researchers. Photo: romecabs.

Dr Thomas Gernon, professor of earth sciences at the University of Southampton and co-author of the study, said the cold snap had widespread consequences. Photo: romecabs.

“This climate change could have been the last straw that led to the fall of the Roman Empire,” said Dr. Gernon. Photo: romecabs.

The Little Ice Age, which began around 540 AD and lasted for two to three centuries, may have been caused by a series of major volcanic eruptions, the researchers say. These natural disasters released huge amounts of ash into the atmosphere, creating a layer of smog that blocked sunlight and cooled temperatures across the globe. Photo: romecabs.

Scientists say the drop in temperature was enough to cause widespread crop failures, more livestock deaths, a sharp rise in food prices, and then widespread disease and famine across the Roman Empire. Photo: romecabs.

This period of history also coincided with the outbreak of the Justinian plague in 541. This pandemic had a major impact on the Roman Empire, with an estimated 30-50 million deaths. At the same time, many continuous wars to expand the territory under Emperor Justinian also contributed to the weakening of the Roman Empire. Photo: romecabs.

From this, researchers concluded that the events that occurred during the Little Ice Age of Antiquity (LALIA) pushed the Roman Empire to the brink of destruction. Photo: antigonejournal.

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