No reason to be grandiose. We’d like to see anything of interest, when and how people can, that examines the inter-phenomenal dynamics of environmental degradation — starting with the Mediterranean deforestation, military expansionism, and the political consolidations of so-called “barbarian,” during the fall of the Roman Empire, Anything on the entry of “barbarians” into Roman military service is also interesting.

Post it at Feral Scholar, please.

Posted by stan as Analysis at 8:42 AM PDT