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Pests That Changed History
Emperor Justinian I
Like the Black Death, the so-called Plague of Justinian was an epidemic (most likely of the bubonic plague) with major political and cultural consequences. Modern historians named it after its most famous survivor, Justinian I, who reigned over the Eastern Roman Empire from 527 to 565.
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From the rats that unleashed the Black Plague on 14th-century Europe to the mosquitoes that continue to infect millions with malaria each year, these pesky creatures have played a decisive role in shaping human history.
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