"A sequence of severe summer droughts from 364 to 366 not only contributed to prolonged harvest failures and food shortages, but also played a role in the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a catastrophic ...

Roman Britain's main produce were crops like spelt ... partial-military rebellion and subsequent external invasion were able to overwhelm the weakened defenses." The researchers expanded their ...

Roman Britain's main produce were crops like spelt ... partial-military rebellion and subsequent external invasion were able to overwhelm the weakened defences." The researchers expanded their ...

The analysis, based on the growth rings of oaks from southern Britain, made it possible to reconstruct temperature and precipitation levels at the time and connect them to Roman accounts of food ...

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A new study from the University of Cambridge has uncovered strong evidence that extreme drought played a key role in one of Roman Britain’s most chaotic and devastating events: the “Barbarian ...

The drought took place between 364 and 366 AD and may have been a determining factor behind the rebellion, called the Barbarian Conspiracy, which was an attack on Roman rule in Britain. Researchers ...

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