c. 249 CE–c. 270 CE
Epidemic associated with Cyprian
Roman Empire · Epidemias, ciudades y religión
Later sources and Christian testimony describe an epidemic around the time of Cyprian of Carthage. Its disease identity and scale remain uncertain; it is recorded as health and social context, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Pending verification: the source could not be accessed
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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