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world · New Statesman
The Black Death claimed around 100 million lives, which was more than a quarter of the population of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
“the Black Death claimed around 100 million lives (or more than a quarter of the population of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa).”
about 100 million
more than 25 %
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world · New Statesman
The Black Death spread across the known world over a period of six horrifying years.
“Over the course of six horrifying years," says Asbridge, the Black Death spread “across the face of the known world, engulfing a vast swathe of territory” that stretched from Scandinavia to Mesopotam…”
6 years
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world · New Statesman
The first known example of the danse macabre dates to the 1420s, some 80 years after the Black Death swept across the Mediterranean.
“the first known example dates to the 1420s, some 80 years after the pandemic swept across the Mediterranean.”
80 years
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