8 Bizarre Diseases That Devastated Ancient Civilizations
Every empire believed it was permanent — until an invisible enemy proved otherwise. This video uncovers eight diseases that tore through the ancient and medieval world, from the unidentified Plague of Athens in 430 BCE to the smallpox outbreak that collapsed the Aztec Empire in under a year. 00:19 The Plague of Athens 02:11 The Antonine Plague 03:41 Ergotism: Saint Anthony's Fire 05:20 The Plague of Justinian 06:59 Cocoliztli: The Epidemic That Erased a Nation 08:25 The English Sweating Sickness 09:36 The Black Death 10:54 Smallpox in the Americas 12:19 Conclusion: The Hidden Constant #plaguehistory #pandemichistory #ancientdiseases #blackdeath #romanhistory #medievalhistory #aztecempire #historyfacts #historylovers #forgottenhistory
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