The Plague of Athens and Its Fallout

In 430 BCE, as Athens was locked in the Peloponnesian War, a devastating plague struck the city, killing perhaps a third of its population, including Pericles. This episode explores the outbreak's origins, symptoms as described by Thucydides, the social breakdown it caused, and its long-term political consequences. Lucas and Luna discuss how the plague undermined Athens' democratic institutions, fueled internal strife, and contributed to the city's eventual defeat. They also touch on recent scientific attempts to identify the pathogen and the eerie parallels to modern pandemics. #PlagueOfAthens #Thucydides #Pericles #PeloponnesianWar #AncientGreece #Athens #Epidemiology #Democracy #History #FexingoHistory #Piraeus #Hippocrates #Typhus #Ebola #SocialBreakdown #430BCE #Sparta #GreekHistory #AlexanderTheGreat #Socrates Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo