The Death of a Manager

Thucydides says that no remedy could be found because what may have worked in one case did harm in another. The plague's social consequences undermine not only religious observances, but also common standards of decency. For example, many people died alone because they had nobody who was willing to risk caring for them. In their longing for water to quench their unquenchable thirst, many died laying around the fountains. A mass grave of around 240 skeletons has been found just outside of Athens' ancient cemetery of the Caramichos.