Climate, Environment, and the Transition to Late Antiquity | Sabine R. Huebner

Climate, Environment, and the Transition to Late Antiquity: Roman Government’s Response to Climate Disasters and Agricultural Resilience in Roman Egypt A presentation from 2024–2025 William Bentinck-Smith Fellow Sabine R. Huebner Sabine R. Huebner is a professor of ancient history at the University of Basel in Switzerland whose project at Harvard Radcliffe Institute aims to craft a groundbreaking monograph on third-century Roman Egypt, exploring the dynamic interplay of climatic shifts, political upheavals, and socioeconomic transformations during a pivotal era. Drawing on a rich tapestry of sources—including literary works, papyri, numismatics, epigraphy, and a variety of paleoenvironmental proxies—this ambitious study seeks to unveil new insights into the complexities of this transitional period in one of the Roman Empire’s critical regions. Find out more at https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/people/sabine-r-huebner. For information about Harvard Radcliffe Institute and its many public programs, visit https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadcliffeInstitute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radcliffe.institute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/radcliffe-institute Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RadInstitute