Ancient Dna Solves Plague of Justinian Mystery to Rewrite Pandemic History
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The discovery of ancient DNA has shed new light on the Plague of Justinian, a pandemic that significantly altered Western civilization's course, with commenters pondering its far-reaching historical implications.
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So true, without this plague, the Arab takeover of Africa, West Asia and parts of Europe may never have happened. It could be argued the Eastern Empire may have retaken more of its lost area in Europe, which is what Justinian was trying to do.
Instead here we are :)