The Black Death

By darrian3207
  • 1346

    Black Plague is first reported to Europeans

    Traders report a deadly disease taking over India and other countries
  • 1347

    Mongolian armies infect Kaffa

    Mongolian armies launched infected corpses over Kaffa's walls to infect the city. Genoese traders fled to Sicily, carrying the disease with them.
  • Oct 1, 1347

    Black Plague reaches Sicily by Ship

    Black Plague arrives in Sicily from 12 Genoese Galleys and spread throughout the island
  • 1348

    Venice is infected by Galleys

    Galleys flee Kaffa and reach Venice and Genoa.
  • 1348

    Pisa has a major outbreak

  • 1348

    Disease spreads Northwest from Italy

    Infecting France, Spain, Portugal, England, Germany and Scandinavia.
  • 1349

    The Disease spreads to Norway

  • 1351

    Black Plague spreads to Northwest Russia

  • 1353

    The Black Plague starts to go away in Europe

    By this time the disease had already peaked and started to disappear