"In the Ancient World the appearance of epidemics was frequently linked to war and famine and it often followed them."
The plague of the Philistines and other pestilences in the Ancient World: exploring relations between the religious-literary tradition, artistic evidences and scientific proofs
La peste dei Filistei e altre pestilenze nell’antichità. Correlazioni tra tradizione religioso-letteraria, evidenze artistiche e prove scientifiche
Sergio Sabbatani, Sirio Fiorino
https://www.infezmed.it/media/journal/Vol_18_3_2010_12.pdf