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Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio
Travel back in time to ancient Mesopotamia and meet Enheduanna, a high priestess and the world’s first author. — 4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her...
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A Mysterious Illness Kills One Third of Athenians (430-427 BCE)
Learn about the plague in Athens and the devastation it caused in this webisode connected to our full episode Inside the National Archeological Museum.
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6 Mysterious Ancient Outbreaks
Epidemiologists are always trying to get one step ahead of the next big outbreak - and often the best clues we have come from outbreaks of the past.Hosted by: Stefan Chin
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A Day in the Life of an Ancient Egyptian Doctor - Elizabeth Cox
It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin, acacia leaves, cedar oil — she’s well stocked with the essentials she needs to treat her patients...
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Plague of Justinian & Yersinia pestis
Genomic analysis has shown that the plague of Justinian and the Black Death were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen. Dr. Hendrik Poinar discusses the findings.Video copyright: McMaster University
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The Plague of Justinian
In 540 CE, Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I had great ambition of regaining Western Roman territories. His goal was to restore the Eastern Roman empire to what it was before the Roman empire dissolved. However, just a year later Emperor...
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An Introduction to the Black Death
The Black Death of October 1347 CE to c. 1352 CE is one of the worst catastrophes in recorded history – a deadly plague that ravaged communities across Europe, changing forever their social and economic fabric. But how much do you know about...
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The Plague of Cyprian (249 to 262 A.D)
This time on the History of the Papacy Podcast's Sidetrack episodes, we will take a closer look at the impact of the Plague of Cyprian on the growth of the early Christian movement. We will see if a major plague can actually help a movement...
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History's Deadliest Pandemics: From Antonine Plague To COVID-19
Based on the infographic released by visualcapitalist.com: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/This video visualizes some of history’s most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to the ongoing Novel Coronavirus...
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6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History
Infectious diseases have had some pretty major impacts on human history… and that’s putting it mildly. Here are 6 diseases that shaped human historyHosted by: Stefan ChinHead to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the...