雅思阅读材料之antonine plague

The Antonine Plague wiped out one-third of the Roman army

安东尼瘟疫（1/3罗马军队覆灭）

Roman soldiers unknowingly started the Antonine Plague in AD 165 when they returned from the Near East carrying either smallpox or measles.

公元165年，从近东回来的罗马士兵携带着天花或麻疹病毒回到了罗马帝国，由此在不知情的情况下引发了安东尼瘟疫。

Over 15-years, outbreaks killed as many as 2,000 people a day and decimated a full one-third of the Roman army.

在瘟疫爆发的15年里，的死亡人数最多可达到2000人。在此期间，有三分之一的罗马军队遭受灭顶之灾。

6.5 million people died.

在这场大瘟疫中，有650万人丧生。