1348-08-01-Italy
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1348-08-1 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | + | |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | ||
| RegionHistorical region(s) | ||
| CountryCurrent country | Italy | |
| RiverMentioned river(s) | Po | |
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | Francesco Petrarca | |
| 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 | Latin | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Epidemics, Mortality | |
| last edited | 9. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
Dating in a letter of Francesco Petrarca refers to fear of plague in the north of Italy
Text originalOriginal text
Apud superos, in Gallia Cisalpina ad dexteram Padi ripam, Kalendis Sextilibus anno ab ortu Eius quem an tu rite noveris incertum habeo, MCCCXLVIII.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
Among the living in this part of Gaul on the right bank of the Po, on the first of August in the year 1348.
