Project Gutenberg 2021-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 203 Sprat, Thomas 1635 1713 Rochester, Bishop of (Thomas Sprat) Westminster, Dean of (Thomas Sprat) Sprat, Tho. (Thomas) Hobbes, Thomas 1588 1679 Hobbs, Thomas Hobs, Thomas Thucydides -460 -395 Θουκυδίδης Tucídides Tucidides Θουκιδίδης 16012432 The Plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian Warre First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Now attempted in English Dedication to Dr. Walter Pope -- Thucydides, lib. 2, as it is excellently translated by Mr. Hobbs -- The plague of Athens. Sonya Schermann, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian Warre" by Tho. Sprat is a historical account written in the mid-17th century. The book provides a detailed exploration of the devastating plague that afflicted Athens during the Peloponnesian War. It chronicles the suffering and chaos experienced by the Athenians as the disease ravaged their city. The text captures the harrowing experience of the plague's onset and its impact on the social fabric of Athenian life. Sprat draws extensively from Thucydides' original Greek account and Lucretius' Latin works to convey the horror and despair of the illness. The narrative vividly describes the physical symptoms of the disease, the overwhelmed healthcare system, and the psychological toll on the population. It highlights a breakdown of societal norms, as fear and desperation led to a loss of faith in divine intervention and a rise in moral decay among the citizens. Through poetic language and poignant imagery, Sprat illustrates the plague's role not just as a physical illness but as a metaphor for human suffering and the fragility of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. Plague -- Greece -- Athens PR Text Category: History - Ancient 112378 2025-07-26T07:32:13.758300 text/html 90562 2024-10-18T15:17:10 text/html 557051 2025-07-26T07:32:18.083275 application/epub+zip 557091 2025-07-26T07:32:14.895300 application/epub+zip 90743 2025-07-26T07:32:14.325289 application/epub+zip 604484 2025-07-26T07:32:20.319262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595873 2025-07-26T07:32:17.576325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131418 2022-09-29T17:11:51.893393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73333 2025-07-26T07:32:13.122281 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53164 2024-10-18T15:17:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18262 2025-07-26T07:32:20.488263 application/rdf+xml 21903 2025-07-26T07:32:14.457293 image/jpeg 3031 2025-07-26T07:32:14.379269 image/jpeg 556291 2025-07-26T07:32:13.795284 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia