Justinianic Plague Struck England Before It Reached Constantinople And It Did Not Wipe Out The Roman Empire

St. Sebastian pleads for those afflicted with plague during the 7th century Plague of Justinian. Painting by Josse Lieferinxe (–1508). Credit: Public Domain

‘Plague sceptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6^th– 8^th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries.

The same study suggests that bubonic plague may have reached England before its first recorded case in the Mediterranean via a currently unknown route, possibly involving the Baltic and Scandinavia.

The Justinianic Plague is the first known outbreak of bubonic plague in west Eurasian history and struck the Mediterranean world at a pivotal moment in its historical development, when the Emperor Justinian was trying to restore Roman imperial power.

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