Nicholas Franks

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The pathogen’s journey across the Eurasian landmass was assisted by the stability that the Mongols brought to the continent. During the so-called pax Mongolica, the Far East was linked to the Black Sea by a network of relatively safe and well-maintained routes that made up the Silk Road.
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
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