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Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
Athens Wonders
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The Plague of Athens was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. It is believed to have entered Athens through Piraeus, the city's port and sole source of food and supplies. Much of the eastern Mediterranean also saw outbreak of the disease, albeit with less impact. The plague returned twice more, in 429 BC and in the winter of 427/426 BC. Some 30 pathogens have been suggested as causing the plague.
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