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oct 5, 430 BC - Outbreak of the Bubonic Plague (430 BC)

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This outbreak occurred in Athens during the second year of the Pelopponesian War. It was debilitating for the army as success was probable prior to the plague. It is said that the pathogens entered from Piraeus, which is the only place Athens imported food and resources from.

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oct 5, 430 BC
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~ 2458 years ago

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