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217. Plague and the decline of the Roman Empire

The Rest Is History

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Is the Plague a Contributor to the Crisis of the Third Century?

The plague of cyprian is a contributory factor to the third century crisis in Roman history. It's not as well known as the antonine plague, which reverberates several times. The two fifties to two 70s are a dark period for roman history. And i don't see this as a kind of indogenous crisis that that was inevitable.

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