The Plague of Athens

David A 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 A 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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