History 2812E Study Guide - Flagellant, Samuel Pepys

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 2812E
• Professor: Shelley Mc Kellar

Document Summary

State of war very crowded, low supplies, low bathing. Thucydides describes the symptoms through the lens of humoral theory. * religious figures argue it could be divine punishment. People still pray to gods and practice folkloric medicine. Who wrote about it and what did they write. Writing about the war diverts writes about plague. Galen: writes about individual cases as they come to him. Death toll comparable to there plagues of antiquity. * trade came to an almost complete stop. Comes from somwhere ele they know its coming. Thought to be the end of the world. Wrote about is being caused by people"s wicked deeds. Red crosses on doors to indicate the sick.