La peste negra, la epidemia más mortífer...

Tras la muerte de Julio César, la esposa de Marco Antonio fue acusada de provocar la guerra civil en Italia, poniéndose ella misma al frente de las tropas contra Octavio. 

Desde la época de Alejandro Magno se difundió por el mundo helénico una lista de siete grandes monumentos. El elenco combinaba maravillas griegas, como el Faro de Alejandría, con otras de Egipto, Babilonia y el mundo persa. 

Perros, gatos y monos eran tan apreciados por los egipcios que a su muerte eran momificados y enterrados con sus amos. 

The epidemic known as the Black Death struck Europe in 1347 and completely upended medieval society. It's been estimated that roughly half of the European population was killed by this gruesome disease. Despite huge advances in our understanding of this epidemic debate still rema ... Show More

Between 75 million and 200 million people died in the Black Death, or Plague, which caused social, economic and religious upheavals that had a profound effect on the course of European history. How did the Black Death come about? How did if affect particular populations? For how ... Show More

Mettez votre masque, dans cet épisode de Crousti-History, on vous parle de la peste noire !Dans l’Histoire on recense plusieurs épidémies de peste depuis l’Antiquité. Enfin… on dit peste mais en y regardant de plus près ce sont souvent des épidémies d’autres maladies : de choléra ... Show More

The Black Death unquestionably wrought a horrific death toll in the mid-14th century, but did it also sweep in social and cultural changes that eventually led to the rise of Europe? Professor James Belich certainly thinks so, and he lays out his argument in new book The World The ... Show More

The Black Death was one of the worst catastrophes to ever hit humanity. But it also helped upend feudal hierarchies, redistribute wealth, and make daily life better for a lot of medieval Europeans. 

In the late 1340s, people in cities, towns and villages across the medieval world began to fall ill from a mysterious pestilence. This six part series looks at the how the Black Death shook the Middle Ages, killing millions and transforming societies. Speaking to expert historian ... Show More

Three years into a global pandemic, the fact that infectious disease is capable of reshaping humanity is obvious. But seen in the context of sixty thousand years of human and scientific history, COVID-19 is simply the latest in a series of world-changing pathogens. In fact, the r ... Show More

When the plague broke out again in the late 19th century, scientists dissected buboes, bodies, and fleas… and found the source of the Black Death. The disease had already killed millions throughout Europe and Asia. In 1900, it reached San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choic ... Show More