The present article reviews the major historical plague epidem‑ ics that characterised human history by combining data derived from historical sources and biomedical evidence emerged in recent years thanks to advancements of palaeogenetics and pal‑ aeopathology. Notes are offered on the Plague of Athens, the Antonine Plague, the Plague of Cyprian, the Justinian Plague, the Black Death down to more recent centuries and presenting key aspects that continued to be preserved over time and would also partly char‑ acterise the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
A historico-medical perspective on ancient epidemics and their impact on past human societies
Varotto E.;Vaccarezza M.;
2024
Abstract
The present article reviews the major historical plague epidem‑ ics that characterised human history by combining data derived from historical sources and biomedical evidence emerged in recent years thanks to advancements of palaeogenetics and pal‑ aeopathology. Notes are offered on the Plague of Athens, the Antonine Plague, the Plague of Cyprian, the Justinian Plague, the Black Death down to more recent centuries and presenting key aspects that continued to be preserved over time and would also partly char‑ acterise the recent COVID-19 pandemic.File in questo prodotto:
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