Antonine Plague (jan 1, 165 – jan 1, 180)
Description:
ancient pandemic brought back to the Roman Empire by troops returning from campaigns in the Near East. Scholars have suspected it to have been either smallpox[1] or measles,[2][3] but the true cause remains undetermined.The total deaths have been estimated at 5 million, and the disease killed as much as one-third of the population in some areas and devastated the Roman army.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonine_Plague
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Date:
jan 1, 165
jan 1, 180
~ 15 years