Platoâs arete is well described in his Republic where the conversation about the nature of justice and the ideal balance of the state and soul, along with nearly every metaphor in the book, all center around finding a perfect balance, an arete of state and soul.
Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30â60% of Europe's total population. In total, the plague reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million down to 350â375 million in the 14th century.
The Black Death is thought to have originated in the arid plains of Central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343.From there, it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships.he Black Death killed about 40% of Egypt's population. Half of Paris's population of 100,000 people died. In Italy, Florence 's population was reduced from 110â120 thousand inhabitants in 1338 down to 50 thousand in 1351.