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Plague of Athens, Title Page

The Plague of Athens was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC) when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. It is believed to have entered Athens through Piraeus, the city's port and sole source of food and supplies. Thucydides states that people ceased fearing the law since they felt they were already living under a death sentence. Likewise, people started spending money indiscriminately. Many felt they would not live long enough to enjoy the fruits of wise investment, while some of the poor unexpectedly became wealthy by inheriting the property of their relatives. It is also recorded that people refused to behave honorably because most did not expect to live long enough to enjoy a good reputation for it. Title page, 1709.

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Plague of Athens, Title Page

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The Plague of Athens was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC) when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. It is believed to have entered Athens through Piraeus, the city's port and sole source of food and supplies. Thucydides states that people ceased fearing the law since they felt they were already living under a death sentence. Likewise, people started spending money indiscriminately. Many felt they would not live long enough to enjoy the fruits of wise investment, while some of the poor unexpectedly became wealthy by inheriting the property of their relatives. It is also recorded that people refused to behave honorably because most did not expect to live long enough to enjoy a good reputation for it. Title page, 1709.

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430 BC • 5TH BCE • 5TH CENTURY B. C. • 5TH-CENTURY BC • ANCIENT CIVILIZATION • ANCIENT GREECE • ATHENS • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • EPIDEMIC OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE • EPIDEMIC • EPIDEMIOLOGY • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FIFTH CENTURY B. C. • FIFTH CENTURY BC • HISTORY • LUCRETIUS • PELOPONNESIAN WAR • PLAGUE OF ATHENS • PUBLIC HEALTH • THUCYDIDES • TITLE PAGE • YEAR OF THE CONSULSHIP OF CRASSUS AND IULLUS