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plague of Justinian, plague pandemic that spread throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond beginning about 541 CE. It is named for Justinian I , who was the Byzantine emperor at that time. Although there is evidence that bubonic plague has been around for as long as humankind, the plague of Justinian is the first documented outbreak of a ...
Dec 3, 2019 · SMART NEWS. The Justinianic Plague’s Devastating Impact Was Likely Exaggerated. A new analysis fails to find evidence that the infamous disease reshaped sixth-century Europe. Katherine J. Wu....
Jan 31, 2014 · Unearthing a Common Origin. Wagner and his team confirmed a link between the two plagues after isolating tiny DNA fragments of the bacterium responsible for the Justinian plague, called Yersinia...
Sep 21, 2021 · The Plague of Justinian (541–542 CE) was one of the worst plagues in recorded history, arguably bringing two major empires to devastation and affecting numerous societies across Eurasia. The only other known event comparable to its impact was the Black Death of the 14th century.
Named after the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, who reigned during its first outbreak, this plague swept across the known world in the mid-6th century, leaving a trail of death and despair in its wake. But what were the origins of this plague? How did it spread so rapidly and widely?
Jun 17, 2021 · The Plague of Justinian: The First Recorded Global Pandemic. Beginning in 541, the devastating Plague of Justinian tore through the Byzantine Empire – this was the start of the first of three major plague pandemics in recorded history. Jun 17, 2021 • By Jack Crawford, BA Medieval History, MPhil Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic History.
Nov 22, 2021 · Research. Justinianic Plague was nothing like flu and may have hit England before Constantinople. ‘Plague sceptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th–8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries.
