{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3fd8d96b6690f46a40595d/6a3fedad26d5a6687af870b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Antonine Plague - Part 4: The Reckoning","description":"When the first terror of the plague subsided, Rome faced a new ordeal: the slow violence of aftermath. The city’s survivors had to care for the sick, bury the dead, and keep fear from overwhelming daily life.\r\n\r\nRome did not have emergency managers as we think of them now. Instead, the work fell to magistrates, relatives, doctors, priests, slaves, and neighbors. Survival depended on the endurance of ordinary people. The burden was overwhelming. The Antonine Plague struck after the eastern wars, with Rome already crowded with officials, clients, and travelers. Infection was everywhere, but so was the need for administration. Who would tend the sick? Who would carry the dead? Who would keep the roads and markets running when even fear could bring the city to a halt?\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thedisasterarchive.com/disaster/antonine-plague","author_name":"The Archive Network"}