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The Secrets to Civilisation: Empire and Epidemics

The Secrets to Civilisation (2021)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Jonathan Drake

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 3 - Empire and Epidemics

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We look into what science is now telling us about the impact of disease in toppling the Roman Empire and reveal how Rome's own success may have made it vulnerable to a series of killer plagues.

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Alice Roberts

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