Be on the Lookout! Yersinia Pestis may be lurking in your neighborhood! Known Aliases- The Black Plague, The Black Death, The Bubonic Plague, The Great Pestilence Effects- Black boils and sores that burst, Bleeding from every orifice, Severe coughing and coughing blood
The Black Plague hits Rome during the Roman Empire. Approximately 300 A.D.
Black Plague hits Constantinople around 700 A.D. Plague existed in the world long before 1348 when it hit mainland Europe and changed the world.
Medieval peasants haul plague victims to graves being dug
“ Lord, have mercy on London.” A depiction of Plague in London by the fall of 1348
“The Danse Macabre” or dance of death, an attempt at depicting the Black Plague luring people to their deaths