Abstract
Amidst all of the ills that struck Antioch in the sixth century, the bubonic plague ranks high. This chapter addresses the actual entity of the pestilence, calling into question the reports in the ancient sources.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Antioch on the Orontes |
| Subtitle of host publication | History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 464-488 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108988988 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108833998 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Antioch
- Disease
- Malalas
- Plague