Plague of Athens
The Ancients
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Is It a Good Idea to Move to Athens?
There's a lot of resentment over the decision to move into Athens. The comic player at Aristophanes, for example, talks about how the farmers are particularly unimpressed by this move and how they miss their countryside. They're actually right not to, not to want to go because within the space of a year, we have this sudden outbreak of disease. It comes across with people traveling, as indeed, as we know, it's the, it's travelers that are the primary vectors of disease.
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