Historians dispute link between drought and rebellion in Roman Britain

Hadrian’s Wall marked the northern border of Roman territory in ancient Britain HISTORIC ENGLAND/HERITAGE IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Researchers are at odds over a claim that droughts helped trigger conflicts in late Roman Britain. Climatologists identified evidence of drought coinciding with unrest and battles, but historians say they have misread key written sources. The dispute highlights…

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