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Plague of JustinianIn 541, grain ships arrived at the port of Pelusium near Suez in Egypt. These vessels carried infected rats and fleas that would soon carry Yersinia pestis…
Antonine PlagueRoman soldiers returned from the siege of Seleucia in the winter of 165 to 166. They carried a disease back to their homeland after violating a temple during…
Plague of CyprianThe Roman Empire faced a pandemic from about AD 249 to 262, or possibly extending to 270. Historians debate the exact start date and geographical origin of…