Plagues have caused entire civilizations to collapse

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Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that major pandemics and plagues have severely impacted societies, frequently contributing to profound political, economic, and societal collapses.

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The retrieved papers include historical and archaeological studies documenting how major pandemics (including historical plagues) caused profound societal consequences, political disruptions, and crises in past civilizations (e.g., papers 3 and 4).

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Climate change, society, and pandemic disease in Roman Italy between 200 BCE and 600 CE.

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Zonneveld KAF, Harper K, Klügel A, Chen L, De Lange G, Versteegh GJM. Climate change, society, and pandemic disease in Roman Italy between 200 BCE and 600 CE.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adk1033

Paper [3] documents how pandemic disease interacted with environmental stress and social variables in Roman Italy, contributing to periods of historical societal disruption.

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Towards a Comprehensive Definition of Pandemics and Strategies for Prevention: A Historical Review and Future Perspectives.

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Dias RA. Towards a Comprehensive Definition of Pandemics and Strategies for Prevention: A Historical Review and Future Perspectives.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091802

Paper [4] reviews historical pandemics—including major plagues like the Justinian plague and the Black Death—noting their profound societal, economic, and political consequences.

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