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Ancient DNA Reveals What Triggered the First Pandemic – And Why It Was Deadly!

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The single speaker acts as a narrator, providing historical and scientific information about the Justinianic Plague. There are no interactions between speakers.

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Script

Original:

In the mid-sixth century, an invisible enemy appeared, altering the fate of the Roman world. By some accounts, entire cities lost half their populations in a matter of weeks. The historian Procopius described deserted streets, overflowing cemeteries, and civic collapse. For centuries, scholars debated what kind of disease could wreak such havoc, and whether the accounts exaggerated its cruelty. Now, modern science has answered the question. From a mass grave in the ruins of Jerash, Jordan, researchers have extracted ancient DNA from the teeth of plague victims.

Translated:

A mediados del siglo VI, apareció un enemigo invisible que alteró el destino del mundo romano. Algunos dicen que ciudades enteras perdieron la mitad de su gente en semanas. El historiador Procopio describió calles desiertas, cementerios desbordados y el colapso de la sociedad. Por siglos, eruditos debatieron qué enfermedad causó tal devastación, y si los relatos exageraban su crueldad. La ciencia moderna ha respondido la pregunta. De una fosa común en las ruinas de Gerasa, Jordania, extrajeron ADN antiguo de dientes de víctimas de la plaga.