The Antonine Plague and Demographic Collapse

165 CE · Roma İmparatorluğu · social

The plague epidemic of 165-180 CE caused the deaths of 5-10 million people in the Mediterranean basin; in some regions the countryside lost half its population; Marcus Aurelius struggled with this pressure while fighting on two fronts.

| Rome's first demographic shock; it stands foremost among the factors that prepared the crisis of the third century.

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What was The Antonine Plague and Demographic Collapse?
The plague epidemic of 165-180 CE caused the deaths of 5-10 million people in the Mediterranean basin; in some regions the countryside lost half its population; Marcus Aurelius struggled with this pressure while fighting on two fronts.
When did The Antonine Plague and Demographic Collapse happen?
165 CE
Where did The Antonine Plague and Demographic Collapse take place?
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