Plague (jan 1, 430 BC – jan 1, 426 BC)
Description:
The plague was a disease that came with a shipment of grain in Athens and killed about25 - 60% of the Athenian population. The plague occurred three times in four years and it killed the Athenian leader Pericles. If the disease didn't occur, Athens would have had a better chance at winning the Peloponnesian War.
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Date:
jan 1, 430 BC
jan 1, 426 BC
~ 4 years