The Antonine Plague: The First Great Roman Epidemic

165 CE · Roma İmparatorluğu · social

Soldiers returning from Lucius Verus's Mesopotamian campaign brought smallpox or measles in 165 CE; 5-10 million died during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.

Galen observed the epidemic and wrote about it. | Rome's first great demographic crisis; it weakened the empire's capacity to recover.

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What was The Antonine Plague: The First Great Roman Epidemic?
Soldiers returning from Lucius Verus's Mesopotamian campaign brought smallpox or measles in 165 CE; 5-10 million died during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
When did The Antonine Plague: The First Great Roman Epidemic happen?
165 CE
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