HistoryExtra podcast cover image

Medieval masterclass 1: Imperium 410-750

HistoryExtra podcast

00:00

The Justinianic Plage of the Sixth Century

Plague of justinian may have some origins in sharp, short, sharp climate shocks. Some historians are extremely sceptical about whether this really was a massive pandemic and say they were probably just n the thousands or tens of thousands. Others who said, no, this killed 25 million people across so that's the range. I think you just have to go on the impression, which is that this was a shocking and very widespread, a bubonic plague pandemic, which caused serious problems for the byzantine one rights.

Play episode from 45:46
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app