1. The Antonine Plague
The cause of this ancient pandemic is still a mystery but it was thought to be likely caused by either Smallpox or Measles. The Antonine Plague, otherwise known as the Plague of Galen, swept through Asia Minor, Egypt, Greece, and Italy.
It is believed that this unknown disease arrived around 165AD, likely brought to Rome but soldiers returning from a campaign in Mesopotamia. It would eventually decimate the Roman army and be the cause of an estimated 5 million deaths.
2. The Plague of Justinian
This is believed to be the first recorded incident of the bubonic plague and one that killed half the population of Europe. In the space of just one year, the Plague of Justinian was thought to have claimed the lives of up to 25 millions people in the Byzantine Empire and Mediterranean port cities between 541AD and 542AD.
It got so bad that at one point the plague was estimated that in the city of Constantinople to be killing 5,000 people per day, resulting in the deaths of 40% of the city’s population.
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We have a pandemic in the white house that needs to go quickly the sooner the better mushroom dick head lying Chump. Kills me how you American always talk unity. Unity to Americans means divided
It amazes me that the MSM makes such a political thing of the virus of today, COVID-19. the other pandemics from the past make it look insignificant in comparison. It makes me wonder if it is just another point used to create problems in the US election for 2020. I read an article that said that 200,000 people have died, but only 6% were actually from the virus. Others were from other aliments like heart trouble, auto wrecks, old age, things like that. I would like to know if people were paid to write these deaths off and attribute them to the virus.
I agree with you! The media only spreads the news the way they want to to sell newspapers and I believe many of them have no knowledge of past pabdemics! The election has a lot I do with bad reporting and it’s a shame many people fall for their lies which are not backed by true facts! I only pray that when this election is over there will be a more peaceful America so ‘re government can get back to doing what they were elected to do and back the President in his office!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏