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Plague of Athens
Plague in an Ancient City, Michiel Sweerts, c. 1652–1654
Location
Greece
Date
430–426 BC
Deaths
75,000–100,000
The Plague of Athens (Ancient Greek: Λοιμὸς τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, Loimos tôn Athênôn) was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year (430 BC) of the Peloponnesian War when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. The plague killed an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 people, around 25% of the population, and is believed to have entered Athens through Piraeus, the city's port and sole source of food and supplies.[2] Much of the eastern Mediterranean also saw an outbreak of the disease, albeit with less impact.[3]
The war, along with the plague, had serious effects on Athens' society. This resulted in a lack of adherence to laws and religious belief; in response, laws became stricter, resulting in the punishment of non-citizens claiming to be Athenian. Among the victims of the plague was Pericles, the leader of Athens.[4] The plague returned twice more, in 429 BC and in the winter of 427/426 BC. Some 30 pathogens have been suggested as having caused the plague.[5]
^Littman, Robert (2009). "The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology". The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York. 76 (5). PubMed: 456–467. doi:10.1002/msj.20137. PMID 19787658. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^Littman, Robert J. (October 2009). "The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology". The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York. 76 (5): 456–467. doi:10.1002/msj.20137. ISSN 1931-7581. PMID 19787658.
^Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.49
^"Plague in the Ancient World". people.loyno.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
^Cite error: The named reference Papagrigorakis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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