Bubonic Plague In Rome

The Bubonic Plague was the most feared disease in the Medieval and Ancient world. The disease first emerged in Constantinople and later spread to the rest of Europe by the fleas that carried the blood of the infected person on rats. The plague later spread to China in 1328. The plague killed 1/3 of the people in all of Europe. The signs of the plague were giant black swellings under the legs and armpits and then in two days they would die. Treatments ranged from crude surgery to magic. It didn't work either way.It usually spread quickly in crowded villages.

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