Assertion: empire | /r/HasProperty | struck by a series of epidemics
Facets:
value: during the 6th and 7th centuries
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: During the 6th and 7th centuries, the Empire was struck by a series of epidemics, which greatly devastated the population and contributed to a significant economic decline and a weakening of the Empire.
text: During the 6th and 7th centuries the Empire was struck by a series of epidemics, which would greatly devastate the population, contributing to a significant economic decline and weakening of the Empire.