Bubonic plague killed millions of people in Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages, when it was called the Black Death, according to History.com. It became known as the Black Death for the black ...

New research suggests that plague was present in the Middle East nearly a century before the Black Death. A new study ...

In the wake of one of history's most devastating epidemics of bubonic plague, the Byzantine emperor Justinian enacts a law meant to hinder and isolate people arriving from plague-infested regions.

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Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death. While extremely ...

But when a scribe reports 'pestilence' and an infestation of fleas in his region more than 25 years before the Black Death, ...

The plague. Sounds like one for the history books, right? Well, believe it or not, the plague is still around. Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague ...

The Black Death is probably the most famous pandemic in history. Between 1347 and 1351, this outbreak of bubonic plague killed millions of people across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

In this article, James Kences documents the massive and dreadful die out of Indigenous people in the coastal areas of New ...

What caused the Plague? And what methods did people use to combat the spread? Learn about its origins, past outbreaks (including the Black Death), and the long-lasting impact of its legacy today.

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Europe that emerged was traumatized but more dynamic than ever, set on a slow path of philosophical, scientific and geographic discovery that eventually spread..