The Plague of Justinian, which struck Constantinople around 541 AD and spread throughout the Byzantine Empire, was caused by the same bacterium that would later cause the Black Death; it killed millions, wiped out up to 40% of the city's population, crippled economies and armies through disrupted trade routes, and weakened the empire enough to leave it vulnerable to invasions and chaos, thereby reshaping the course of European and world history in ways still felt today.
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The Plague That Nearly Toppled an EmpireAdded:
Did you know a deadly plague once threatened to end an empire?
Around the year 541, [music] the Plague of Justinian struck Constantinople, spreading rapidly through the Byzantine Empire.
Caused by the same bacterium as the later Black Death, it killed millions, wiping out up to 40% of the city's population. Ships and trade routes carried the disease far and wide, crippling economies and armies.
The devastation weakened the empire, leaving it vulnerable to invasions and chaos.
This early pandemic reshaped the course of European and world history in ways still felt today.
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