The Plague of Athens

David Hyman; David M. Morens; May C. Chu; Stephen K. Katz; Merle N. Stern; Alexander D. Langmuir; Thomas D. Worthen; Jon Solomon; C. George Ray; Eskild Petersen

doi:10.1056/NEJM198603273141318

The Plague of Athens

David Hyman, David M. Morens, May C. Chu, Stephen K. Katz, Merle N. Stern, Alexander D. Langmuir, Thomas D. Worthen, Jon Solomon, C. George Ray, Eskild Petersen

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To the Editor: Langmuir et al. are to be congratulated on their analysis of the plague of Athens (October 17 issue).* The article draws attention to one of the fundamental works on Western civilization, which, unfortunately, is too often ignored outside college history courses. However, I wish to raise several points about their interpretation of Athenian history after the disastrous summer of 430 B.C. There is little doubt that the plague had a terrible effect on the populace of Athens. As the death toll mounted, Athenian public-spiritedness diminished, and “lawless extravagance” became common. “Men now coolly ventured on what they….

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	855-856
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	314
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198603273141318
State	Published - Mar 27 1986
Externally published	Yes

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