on keeping a supply of drugs for their friends and mentioned three cases in which they had been of use in 198.

The Antonine Plague

The Antonine Plague was named after Marcus Aurelius' family name of Antoninus. It was also known as the Plague of Galen and held an important place in medicinal history because of its association with Galen. He had first-hand knowledge of the disease, and was present in Rome when it first struck in 166, and was also present in the winter of 168-69 during an

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