Spread of epidemic disease: What consequences did it have on the Han and Roman empires?

Spread of epidemic disease: What consequences did it have on the Han and Roman empires?



Answer: The large scale outbreaks (of smallpox, measles, bubonic plague, etc) caused the populations to decline sharply, wiping out up to a quarter of the population in Rome! Disease also claimed to life of emperors in Rome, such as Marcus Aurelius. Epidemics appeared later in China, but by 600 CE, China's population had dropped by a quarter to a third.

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