In 1720 at the port of Marseille.
The captain of the Grand Saint-Antoine, a ship from the Middle East, reports 8 deaths on board.
Passengers and cargo are dramatically allowed to spend their quarantine on land ...
Guest: Michel Signoli, anthropologist, director of the Anthropology Research Unit at Aix-Marseille University, author of "La peste noire" (Editions Presses Universitaires de France)