TIL that in the 3rd century the Roman Empire had a pandemic of an Ebola-like disease that killed 5,000 people per day in Rome alone and the ensuing social unrest contributed to the rise of Christi...

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TIL that in the 3rd century the Roman Empire had a pandemic of an Ebola-like disease that killed 5,000 people per day in Rome alone and the ensuing social unrest contributed to the rise of Christi...

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Plague of Cyprian, 250-270 CE

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The Plague of Cyprian erupted in Ethiopia around Easter of 250 CE. It reached Rome in the following year eventually spreading to Greece and further east to Syria. The plague lasted nearly 20 years and...

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Original Title: TIL that in the 3rd century the Roman Empire had a pandemic of an Ebola-like disease that killed 5,000 people per day in Rome alone and the ensuing social unrest contributed to the rise of Christianity

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