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AD 17 Lydia earthquake

17 CE · Roman Empire, Europe · Disaster

AD 17 Lydia earthquake
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The AD 17 Lydia earthquake caused the destruction of at least twelve cities in the region of Lydia in the Roman province of Asia in Asia Minor. The earthquake was recorded by the Roman historians Tacitus and Pliny the Elder, and the Greek historians Strabo and Eusebius. Pliny called it "the greatest earthquake in human memory".

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