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Bubonic Plague
Past outbreaks offer clues. How will the pandemic end? Past outbreaks offer clues. The Plague of Athens killed tens of thousands, but its cause remains a mystery The Plague of Athens killed tens ...
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The Long Death of Pericles
One of the victims of the plague that swept Athens in 430 BC was Pericles himself. According to the historian Thucydides: '...The plague seized Pericles, not with sharp and violent fits ...
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Pericles on his deathbed from The Greeks documentary
One of the victims of the plague that swept Athens in 430 BC was Pericles himself. According to the historian Thucydides: '...The plague seized Pericles, not with sharp and violent fits ...
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Pandemics Of The Past: 7 Ancient Plagues That Changed The World & Where They Happened
Location Roman Empire Even the best Ancient Greek temples dedicated to the Goddess Athena couldn't save them from this plague. In 430 BCE, as Sparta laid siege to Athens, a mysterious and brutal ...