9 events with tag "devastation"
430 BC
ID: 247
Great Plague of Athens - kills 1/3 of population, possibly typhoid, Pericles loses sons
ID: 247
90 BC
ID: 5380
Slave raids devastate Celtic society - tribes raid each other for slaves to trade for Roman wine, Posidonius describes social collapse
ID: 5380
165
ID: 4025
Antonine Plague begins - brought from Parthian War, kills millions including Lucius Verus
ID: 4025
447
ID: 4731
Attila devastates Eastern Roman Empire - defeats army, earthquakes destroy Constantinople's walls during invasion
ID: 4731
541
ID: 4762
Plague of Justinian begins - kills 25-50 million, emperor himself nearly dies
ID: 4762
552
ID: 4805
Narses completes reconquest of Italy - eunuch general defeats Goths after 20-year war, Italy devastated
ID: 4805
755
ID: 4712
An Lushan Rebellion begins - kills 36 million (1/6 of world population), weakens Tang
ID: 4712
1069
ID: 2588
Harrying of the North - William devastates Yorkshire, 100,000 die from famine, land desolate for decades
ID: 2588
1241
ID: 5550
April 11, 1241
Mongols destroy Hungarian army at Battle of Mohi - half of Hungary's population killed in following year
ID: 5550