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Malaria A Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome

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THE subject of the rise and decline of nations and of the causes to which they are due is of perennial interest. One of the problems which historians have striven to solve is the great change in the Greek character which occurred during the fourth century B.C. To quote from Mr. Jones's essay: -:

Malaria. A Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome.

By W. H. S. Jones. With an introduction by Major R. Ross, C.B., F.R.S., and a concluding chapter by G. G. Ellett. Pp. vii + 108. (Cambridge: Bowes and Bowes; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1907.) Price 2s. 6d. net.

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H., R. Malaria A Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome . Nature 77, 457–458 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/077457b0

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