1 oct. 1347 - The Black Death Arrives in Europe

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The plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked in at a port in Messina, which is a place in Sicily. The plague was transmitted by rats, but people at the time thought the plague was God's way of punishing people, so instead of protecting themselves or moving away from the infected areas, people would choose to pray instead.