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

"The Plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian Warre" by Tho. Sprat is a stark portrayal of a city brought to its knees. This historical work transports readers back to ancient Athens, a bustling place gripped by a terrible plague during wartime. As the illness spreads, the book details the unraveling of a society struggling to cope. It shows the painful symptoms suffered by individuals, the failing attempts to treat them, and most importantly, how people reacted when faced with death all around them. Drawing on earlier accounts, Sprat paints a picture of despair, where old values disappear and the very foundations of their world are shaken by disease and fear, revealing the frailty of human existence.