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The Plague of Cyprian erupted in Ethiopia around Easter of 250 CE. It reached Rome in the following year eventually spreading to Greece and further east to Syria. The plague lasted nearly 20 years and, at its height, reportedly killed as...

Cyprian (Latin: Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus; c. 200 – September 14, 258 CE) was bishop of Carthage and a notable Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant.

Cyprian (Latin: Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus; c. 200 – September 14, 258 CE) was bishop of Carthage and a notable Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant.

Cyprian (Latin: Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus; c. 200 – September 14, 258 CE) was bishop of Carthage and a notable Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant.

Saint Cyprian was born around the year 200 in the city of Carthage in what is now the north African country of Tunisia. He was born Thascius Cyprianus, the son of a rich pagan senator. Like many children of wealthy parents in his day, Cyprian...

Archaeologists in Thebes have discovered a burial for victims of the 3rd-century CE Cyprian Plague.

Throughout history, epidemics and pandemics of plague and other diseases have caused widespread panic and social disorder even, in some instances, when the people of one region were aware of a pervasive infection elsewhere. In the case of...

The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c. 1276-1178 BCE, concentrating their efforts especially on Egypt. They are considered one of the major contributing...

The Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) is considered ancient Egypt's Classical Age during which it produced some of its greatest works of art and literature. Scholars remain divided on which dynasties constitute the Middle Kingdom as some argue...

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is an eyewitness account of ancient travel to Africa and India via the Red Sea written by an unknown Greek-speaking Egyptian author in the 1st century CE. In this detailed account, the conditions of the...