DURING these times there was a pestilence (disease), by which the whole human race came near to being annihilated (wiped out). N
ow in the case of all other scourges (bad things) sent from heaven some explanation of a cause might be given by daring men, such as the many theories propounded by those who are clever in these matters; for they love to conjure (think) up causes which are absolutely incomprehensible to man, and to fabricate outlandish theories of natural philosophy knowing well that they are saying nothing sound but considering it sufficient for them, if they completely deceive by their argument some of those whom they meet and persuade them to their view. But for this calamity it is quite impossible either to express in words or to conceive in thought any explanation, except indeed to refer it to God. For it did not come in a part of the world nor upon certain men, nor did it confine itself to any season of the year, so that from such circumstances it might be possible to find subtle explanations of a cause, but it embraced the entire world, and blighted (killed) the lives of all men, though differing from one another in the most marked degree, respecting neither sex nor age.
The plague that occurred here that led to this writing was the Bubonic plague.
<h3>What was the Bubonic plague?</h3>
This was the plague that was also referred to as the black death. It was the plague that was known to have affected a lot of people and caused the loss of lives of a lot as well.
This plague was first known to have started in capital city of Constantinople. Years later, this plague is also known to have hit Europe. 5000 people were dying daily from this plague.
The origin of the plague was China. It was said to have being spread around the world from the interactions and the relationships that people had with them during trade. The plague led to a lot of changes in the society during the reign of Justinian I.
