
Ep 5 Plague Part 1: The GMOAT
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The Plague of Justinian
The first time we see plague rear its ugly little head is in 541 to 542 AD. In Constantinople during the peak of the epidemic, 5,000 people died every day. The population loss and resulting chaos caused by the plague of Justinian may have contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
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