The Black Death

  • 1320

    Gobi Desert

    The first outbreak of the Black Death in the Gobi Desert
  • 1337

    Issyk Kul

    The second out break around lake Issyk Kul in central Asia
  • 1344

    Volga River

    The plague moved west reaching the lower Volga River by the caravan trade routes
  • 1345

    Messina, Sicily

    One of the first recorded appearances of the plague in Europe was at the port of Messina, Sicily.
  • 1345

    Northern Europe

    The Black Death reached Northern Europe, spreading the plague to trading ports
  • 1346

    Ships fleeing

    The ships fleed Caffa stopped in the port of Constantinople on their way back to Italy
  • Oct 1, 1346

    Crimea & the Caucasus

    The plague moved further west to the Crimea and the Caucasus
  • 1347

    Alexandria, Egypt

    The Black Death migrated aboard Turkish ships bound for Alexandria in Egypt late and spread east.
  • 1347

    Tunis Ships

    Ships from Messina arrived in Tunis, bringing the plague to North Africa
  • 1347

    Italy & Greece

    A few regions of Italy and Greece were infected
  • 1347

    Europe

    Much of Europe had been devastated by the plague
  • 1348

    Alexandria

    By spring, thousand of people were dying each day
  • 1348

    Cairo

    The plague had broken out in Cairo
  • Period: 1348 to 1350

    Yemen

    The plague devastate Yemen
  • 1352

    Moscow

    There was a mass outbreak in Moscow