Professor Timothy Newfield Speaks at the 53rd Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies Spring Symposium

On March 28, 2021, Timothy Newfield presented his work on “Local Dimming or Global Blackout? Mysterious Clouding and Climate Change in the Sixth Century: Science, Sources, and Reconstructions” at the 53rd Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies Spring Symposium, which took was held online and had the theme of Nature and the Environment. The 53rd Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies drew together Byzantine literary and visual responses to nature and the environment, and showcased the most recent scientific research on historical climate change and environmental management in Byzantium.