What did Venice do to combat the plague?

The efforts of Venice were stunning and I think of all the states and societies that were affected by the Black Death, Venice did not only handle it pretty well, but basically made all the necessary steps to combat an unknown and (seemingly) incurable disease. read more

The Plague Makes Numerous Visits to Venice Venice had experienced 22 outbreaks of plague between 1361 and 1528. The plague of 1576-1577 killed 50,000 in Venice, almost a third of the population. The 1680 version of the plague was just as deadly. In just seventeen months, 80,000 people in Venice died of the plague. read more