Classical era · 430 BCE – 426 BCE
Plague of Athens
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.
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- When
- 430 BCE – 426 BCE
- Where
- Classical Athens
- Era
- Classical
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