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217. Plague and the decline of the Roman Empire

The Rest Is History

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Is the Justinianic Plague Part of the Roman Empire?

A generation after justinian, i guess you'd say the the eastern roman empire starts to go through these colossal sort of shocks. I mean, even before justinian's dead, the front the dani frontier, is startd o of ways. And then later on, you have a sotacos, an enormous sort of a ructions within the empire. Think this is politically a massive watershed d and is the plague part of that,. in creating a sense of apocalyptic fear wanty.

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