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1460-07-11-Corfu

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1460-07-11 Wednesday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Byzantium, Methone
RegionHistorical region(s) Corfu
CountryCurrent country
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 English, Greek
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Plague outbreak in Corfu.

Text originalOriginal text

I also found a boat bound for Corfu; I boarded on July 11 [1460], as, in addition to the other evils, there was an outbreak [p. 82] of the plague at Methone; we set sail on August 2. […] [p. 84] As the plague infected the castle of Corfu, the despot and I moved to the villages, where we expected the results of the two embassies.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Already a translation from the Greek original.

References

  1. ^ George Sphrantzes 1980 
  2. ^ Translation by Martin Bauch 

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