Why Rome actually fell: plagues, slavery, & ice age — Kyle Harper

<p>800 years before the Black Death, the very same bacteria ravaged Rome, killing 60%+ of the population in many areas.</p><p>Also, back-to-back volcanic eruptions caused a mini Ice Age, leaving Rome devastated by famine and disease.</p><p>I chatted with historian <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kyleharper.net/">Kyle Harper</a> about this and much else:</p><p>* Rome as a massive slave society</p><p>* Why humans are more disease-prone than other animals</p><p>* How agriculture made us physically smaller (Caesar at 5'5" was considered tall)</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/QFzgSmN8Ng8">Youtube</a>; listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dwarkesh-podcast/id1516093381?i=1000704767817">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LhE123eOtQoOm0IPusEiT?si=4d7d8b25374a4f92">Spotify</a>.</p><p>----------</p><p>SPONSORS</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://workos.com/">WorkOS</a> makes it easy...