Plague of Justinian
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The Plague of Justinian (AD 541–549) was a devastating epidemic of bubonic plague that afflicted the Mediterranean Basin, Europe, and the Near East, severely impacting the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires. Named after the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, who contracted the disease but survived, the pandemic is estimated to have killed millions of people and marked the beginning of the first plague pandemic.
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The Justinianic Plague’s impact was likely substantially below a 50% mortality scenario.
“I think that would have brought this society to a halt, just logistically speaking. And so I believe in a much more moderate impact”
Open the episode · #498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of EmpiresListen at 2:52:05
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