Thucydides and the Synchronous Pandemic

Thucydides survived the pestilence and gave a vivid portrayal of the Athenian Epidemic at the onset of the Peloponnesian War. He belongs to the rare group of historians who wrote history about events which had a personal experience. He was involved with the war (as an Athenian strategos) and with th...

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Main Author: Gregory T. Papanikos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2021-01-01
Series:Athens Journal of History
Online Access:https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2021-7-1-4-Papanikos.pdf