A History of Disease in Ancient Times : More Lethal than War （1st ed. 2016. 2016. 16 SW-Abb., 2 Tabellen. 210 mm）

Norrie, Philip

SPRINGER, BERLIN; SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING（2016発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783319289366

Full Description

This book shows how bubonic plague and smallpox helped
end the Hittite Empire, the Bronze Age in the Near East and later the
Carthaginian Empire. The book will examine all the possible infectious diseases
present in ancient times and show that life was a daily struggle for survival
either avoiding or fighting against these infectious disease epidemics. The
book will argue that infectious disease epidemics are a critical link in the
chain of causation for the demise of most civilizations in the ancient world
and that ancient historians should no longer ignore them, as is currently the
case.

Contents

Foreword by Professor Craig
Molgaard, BA, MPH, PHD.- Introduction..- Chapter 1: Common Diseases in
Ancient Times..- Chapter 2: How Disease Affected the
History of the Egyptian Empire..- Chapter 3: How Disease Affected the
History of the Hittite Empire..- Chapter 4: How Disease Affected the
End of the Bronze Age..- Chapter 5: How Disease Affected the
History of Ancient Carthage..- Conclusion.- Plague Prayers of King Mursili II..-About the Author.