The "Tides of History" podcast covers this period in Episode 13 in relation to the fall of the Roman Empire. https://wondery.com/shows/tides-of-history/ https:

The "Tides of History" podcast covers this period in Episode 13 in relation to the fall of the Roman Empire. https://wondery.com/shows/tides-of-history/ https://wondery.com/shows/tides-of-history/ It particularly focuses on the experiences of the average person in Italy, which not only suffered plague and failing crops, but was being torn apart during a long period of warfare between the Romans and the Goths. Rome itself was largely abandoned in this period, leaving a very small population, the aqueducts were destroyed during sieges, and the poor farmers were frequently victimized by the armies passing through, stealing their already meager food supply and spreading disease. It was a terribly time to be alive.