The phrase “bless you” after a sneeze dates back to ancient times — once a divine sign, later a plague prayer, now a polite ...

The Antonine plague would continue to rage in the cities and military camps of the Roman Empire for at least another decade. A second wave of an undiagnosed epidemic disease hit Rome in 190 AD; if ...

An earlier major plague pandemic, dubbed the Justinian plague, started in Rome around 541 and continued to erupt for the next couple hundred years. Related Articles The Black hair industry imports ...

SHERLOCK: This icon is said to have saved Rome from a plague in the year 590, when Pope Gregory the Great organized a procession with her through the city streets.

The Antonine Plague struck the Roman Empire like never before, killing soldiers, citizens, and even emperors. Was it smallpox, measles, or something worse? And how did it weaken Rome’s power?

An earlier major plague pandemic, dubbed the Justinian plague, started in Rome around 541 and continued to erupt for the next couple hundred years.

The book's title is a play on Pax Romana, the famous period of peace in Rome considered to have lasted from circa 27 B.C. to 180 A.D. Previous scholars have suggested that this peace ended solely ...