CORE-UA 400 Lecture 15: 15 - Bridge 1
27 Oct 2020
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Antiquity to the renaissance: the middle ages (400-1300 ce) 400 ce: they offer a sharp contrast between the roman imperium at its height in. October 26, 2020 the first century and roman empire (in the west) under imminent collapse under the pressure of barbaric invasions. 165 to 180 ce was a pandemic brought to the roman empire by troops returning from campaigns in the near east. Measles: the total death count from the antonine plague in the roman empire has been estimated at 5 million. The disease killed as many as one third of the population in some areas and devastated the roman army: in 100 ce the population of rome was around one million people. The eastern empire: 330 ce, the emperor constantine relocates the capitol of the empire to. Byzantium, which he will rename in his own honor as constantinople, now.
