The Plague That Shook an Empire: The True Story of Justinian’s Pandemic | Calm History for Sleep

The Plague That Shook an Empire: The True Story of Justinian’s Pandemic | Calm History for Sleep
Travel back to a world trembling under the weight of one of history’s first great pandemics. In this gentle, sleep-friendly narration, we explore how the Justinian Plague spread through ancient cities, reshaped empires, and left behind stories whispered through time.
Soft, calm, and deeply atmospheric—this is the quiet history of a disaster that changed everything.

00:00 – A Silent Disaster Begins
05:20 – Life in the Byzantine Empire Before the Plague
12:45 – How the Plague First Spread Across the Mediterranean
21:30 – Justinian’s Struggle to Save His Empire
32:10 – What Daily Life Looked Like During the Outbreak
43:25 – How People Tried to Understand the Mysterious Illness
55:00 – The Social, Economic & Emotional Impact
1:07:40 – Stories from Inside Ancient Constantinople
1:19:00 – Why This Pandemic Lasted for Centuries
1:31:50 – How the Justinian Plague Changed History Forever

Let the soft pace of the past guide you into rest as we uncover a forgotten chapter of human endurance.

Close your eyes…
Let history’s quiet echoes drift around you…
And slip into gentle sleep, where time moves softly.
Goodnight. ✨

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