The ‘Plague of Cyprian’: Sources, Problems, Origins and the ‘Crisis of the Third Century’Speaker: Sabine Huebner, University of Basel
May 28, 2020In partnership with
Climate Change and History Research Initiative and with the support of the
Humanities Council,
the
Program in Medieval Studies launches a new seminar series that
examines the historical context and the social, cultural, and
environmental impact of pandemics through the ages. The virtual series
entitled “
Pandemics in the Past: from Prehistory to (almost) the
Present” features guest scholars from across U.S and Europe and is
coordinated by John Haldon, Shelby Cullom Davis ’30 Professor of
European History, Emeritus, and the Director of the Program in Medieval
Studies Helmut Reimitz.