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How a 6th‑Century Cold Snap Helped Break Rome
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How a 6th‑Century Cold Snap Helped Break Rome

Tree rings, ice cores, and chronicles reveal how volcanic eruptions in 536–547 AD triggered a “Late Antique Little Ice Age” that deepened Rome’s long crisis.

by cameron•February 17, 2026
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