Antonine Plague

Antonine Plague (English: Antonine Plague), also named the Galen Plague (after the Roman doctor Claudius Galen), was a time from 165 to 180 AD when many people became very sick. Historians think they had smallpox.

People who caught the Antonine Plague had fevers, chills, diarrhea and pock marks that left scars.^[1]

Antonine Plague Media

The Roman Empire in 180 AD.
A group of physicians in an image from the Vienna Dioscurides, named after the physician Galen shown at the top centre.
A Roman coin commemorating the victories of Marcus Aurelius in the Marcomannic Wars against the Germanic tribes along the Danube frontier in the early 170s AD

References

↑ Edward Watts (April 28, 2020). "What Rome Learned From the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 A.D.". Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-rome-learned-deadly-antonine-plague-165-d-180974758/. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[Smith-1] Edward Watts (April 28, 2020). "What Rome Learned From the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 A.D.". Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-rome-learned-deadly-antonine-plague-165-d-180974758/. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

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