Talk:Antonine Plague

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[edit] The Source

What is the ancient source of this information? Kazuba 11 May 2005

Galen and Marcus Aurilius among others. See new information in the article. WBardwin 18:38, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Plague of Cyprian / Central article?

Great quotes for the Plague of Cyprian -- but -- I was hoping to create that article next week. I have some basic info and the quotes would be very welcome. OK with you? Thanks for your interest. WBardwin 07:13, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm a lumper, not a splitter. Do these two bouts of plague gain anything by separate entries? Should all incursions of plague in the Roman Empire have a central article, such as at the article Bubonic plague? --Wetman 08:35, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
Yes, they should have a central article. . Not Bubonic plague, as historians are generally unsure as to what was the exact nature of the several plagues during antiquity. Plaques in Antiquity or Plagues in Ancient Rome would fit better. Do we create that article form scratch, or do we move this article? I prefer the first option.
--Hippalus 09:47, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Since Plague is a disambiguation page, perhaps the main article should be Pandemic, with condensed sections on each plague, including Antonine Plague. --Wetman 20:50, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fall of Rome?

I've read in other places that the plagues and subsequent depopulation were the biggest cause of the end of "Pax Romana" and the continuing decline of the western empire. I doubt this is true, but perhaps it deserves an argument, perhaps linking to the crisis of the third century.

[edit] Vandalism

The first sentence in this article appears to have been vandalized. It has been vandalized elsewhere as well.

[edit] Plague of Cyprian

I have started a separate article for the Plague of Cyprian as the latter is clearly a distinct outbreak from the Antonine pandemic. I have transferred the relevant section from this article to the new article. I propose that the same section should now be deleted from this article. Any objections? EraNavigator (talk) 02:36, 10 April 2008 (UTC)