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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Language: | English |
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Athens Institute for Education and Research
2021-01-01
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Series: | Athens Journal of History |
Online Access: | https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2021-7-1-4-Papanikos.pdf |