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Date startStart date of the disease.	1400	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)	Summer
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Arezzo, Bologna, Florence
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country	Italy
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)	Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Italian
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Epidemics, Migration, Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great mortality in Florence and in almost entire Italy. One third of the living people died in the region of Florence and many fled, especially to Bologna and Arezzo

Text originalOriginal text

Morìa del 1400
Fu in questa state in Firenze, e ancora quasi per tutta Italia una grandissima morìa; e tiensi, e così si fece conto, che nella nostra città di Firenze e nel suo contado, morisse sottosopra il terzo di quelli ch'erano vivi; fuggirono i cittadini il forte a Bologna e a Arezzo e in altri luoghi.

Filippo di Cino Rinuccini: Ricordi storici 1840, p. XLIV 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Dying in 1400
In this summer (1400) was in Florence and in almost entire Italy a great death; it is assumed and so it is estimated, that in the city Florence and surroundings died approximately one third of the living; the citizens fled strongly to Bologna, Arezzo and other places.

Translation by Moritz Uebelhack 2