The plague decimated the Emperor Justinian's tax-base, undermining his ability to battle the Vandals and the Goths and effectively ended the chance of uniting the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

这场瘟疫摧毁了查士丁尼大帝的税收基础，削弱了他对汪达尔人和哥特人的进攻，从而阻碍了东西罗马帝国的合并。

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The plague decimated the Emperor Justinians tax-base, undermining his ability to battle the Vandals and the Goths and effectively ended the chance of uniting the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

这场瘟疫摧毁了查士丁尼大帝的税收基础，削弱了他对汪达尔人和哥特人的进攻，从而阻碍了东西罗马帝国的合并。

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