Marseille en temps de peste. 1720-1722. Gaule reine des villes et des

reine des villes et des contrées

completely disrupting eating habits and agricultural practices throughout the world

well known to enthusiasts of Japanese arts and traditional swords

Paul Eluard praises a woman through the curve of her eyes alone

Marseille en temps de peste. 1720-1722. Gaule reine des villes et desThe plague of 1720 was the last major epidemic of this type in France. It broke out in Marseille with the arrival of the Grand Saint Antoine in May 1720 (a Marseille ship returning from the Echelles du Levant). The plague spread rapidly throughout Provence and lasted about 2 years. The number of victims is estimated at 40,000 for Marseille and 50,000 for the city and region included, or about half the population. In Provence, the number of deaths is