[From the Antonine Plague to the Cyprian Plague: Scopes and consequences of global plagues in the Roman Empire in the 3rd century AD.] / De la Peste Antonina a la Peste de Cipriano: Alcances y consecuencias de las pestes globales en el Imperio Romano en el siglo III d.C.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 37(4): 450-455, 2020 08.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1006622
ABSTRACT
Between the 2nd and 3rd centuries the Roman Empire suffered two great plagues, the Antonine Plague, of which there is a bibliography, and the lesser known Plague of Cyprian. As an overview, both pandemics resemble the crisis that in 2020 the Coronavirus is generating in many aspects of human life. This article focuses on the impact that the Cyprian plague had in the context of the crisis of the third century, its mortality is estimated between 10-20% of the population in the affected places, finally its effects generated several of the necessary conditions for the transition from the ancient to the medieval world. It is about understanding how the cycle of plagues that went from the 2nd century to the 3rd century changed the appearance of the Roman world and what lessons history gives us 1700 years later.
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Main subject:
Plague
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev Chilena Infectol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0716-10182020000400450
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