Problem: Make a agreeing comment The plague of 542, also known as the plague of Justinian, was the first case of the bubonic plague. Procopious, as court historian, documented it. He believed there was little they could do about it, as they had no idea how the disease spread, and felt the religious rituals were pretty much ineffective. The plague was fatal for 25% of the population. He also believed that the plague was due to God being displeased with Justinian. This was because he was unjust and controlled by emotion. He taxed people more to make up for the money not received by those who died. The people were those who suffered for God's anger with Justinian. He did record things pretty scientifically including the documenting of women who were pregnant. He says, and i paraphrase, that they had no chance to survive if they were ill. Almost always fatal, except for when women were confined from others.