Eruzioni vulcaniche e svolte storiche. A proposito dei recenti sviluppi negli studi paleoclimatici e delle loro implicazioni
Abstract
The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE triggered a power struggle that ultimately ended
the Roman Republic and, eventually, the Ptolemaic Kingdom, leading to the rise of the Roman
Empire. Climate proxies and written documents indicate that this struggle occurred during a
period of unusually inclement weather, famine, and disease in the Mediterranean region.
Some historians have previously speculated that a large volcanic eruption of unknown origin
was the most likely cause. One of the largest volcanic eruptions of the past 2,500 actually
occurred in early 43 BCE. Some speculations are therefore admissible.
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