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How did a plague kill 5 million Romans and begin the fall of the greatest empire? Discover the Antonine Plague's devastating 15-year rampage.

In 165 CE, Roman legions returned from Persia carrying more than victory spoils. An invisible enemy traveled the empire's roads, killing 2,000 Romans daily at its peak. From Emperor Lucius Verus to common farmers, the plague made equals of all in death.

Witness Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor, writing his immortal Meditations while his empire crumbled around him. Watch Galen, history's greatest physician, document a disease he could not cure. See Rome's mighty legions weakened until barbarians sensed opportunity at the frontiers.

The Antonine Plague killed one-third of the Roman Empire's population and marked the beginning of Rome's long decline. Yet from this catastrophe emerged wisdom that still guides humanity—Marcus Aurelius' philosophy born from suffering.

HISTORICAL FACTS:
Killed an estimated 5 million people (165-180 CE)
2,000 Romans died daily at the plague's peak
Believed to be smallpox or measles
Marcus Aurelius sold palace treasures to fund plague relief
Galen's medical observations advanced medical science
Weakened borders led to increased barbarian incursions

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." —Marcus Aurelius

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