Description: Roman Fever : Malaria, Transalpine Travelers and the Eternal City, Paperback by Reilly, Benjamin, ISBN 1476686556, ISBN-13 9781476686554, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "During the last millennium and a half, Rome was the inspiration of artists, the coronation stage of German emperors, the distant desire of pilgrims, and the seat of the Roman popes. Yet Rome also lies within the northern range of P. falciparum malaria, the deadliest strain of the disease, against which northern Europeans had no intrinsic or acquired defenses. As a result, Rome lured a countless number of unacclimated transalpine Europeans to their deaths in the period from 500 to 1850 AD. This book examines how Rome's allure to European visitors and its resident malaria species impacted the historical development of Europe. It covers the environmental and biological factors at play and focuses on two of the periods when malaria potentially had the greatest impact on the continent: the heyday of the medieval German Empire and its conflicts with the papacy (c. ) and the Protestant Reformation (c. 1500). Through explorations into the history of religion, empire, disease, and culture, this book tells the story of how the veritable capital of the world became the graveyard of nations"--
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Book Title: Roman Fever : Malaria, Transalpine Travelers and the Eternal City
Number of Pages: 221 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Roman Fever : Malaria, Transalpine Travelers and the Eternal City
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Subject: Europe / Italy, Internal Medicine, Diseases
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Author: Benjamin Reilly
Subject Area: Medical, History
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
