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What Was The First Recorded Global Pandemic?

The devastating plague tore through the Byzantine Empire, which was ruled by Emperor Justinian I. This was the start of the first of three historical plague pandemics, the second being the Black Death in the 14th century, and the third being the plague pandemic of the 20th century.

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    The Plague of Justinian: The First Recorded Global Pandemic

    The Plague of Justinian: The First Recorded Global Pandemic

    The devastating plague tore through the Byzantine Empire, which was ruled by Emperor Justinian I. This was the start of the first of three historical …

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