Craig states that the rats came from "areas around the Black Sea" and that the disease "entered Europe through the port cities of Venice, Genoa, and Pisa in 1347.... "6 Once Caffa became infested with the disease, the Italian merchants carried it back to Italy. ...

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During the time when the rest of Europe was in the throes of medieval Feudalism and Manorialism, all commerce had stopped, but merchants and artists in northern Italy had maintained trade and commerce activities with both the Byzantine East and the European West. ... His own extensive library of rare items was highly valued, and Venice granted him a home on the condition that he would leave his library to the city. ...

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