-429Athenian Plague Outbreak

An outbreak of a plague kills over one-third of the populati...
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🌊 Tsunami Strikes Potidaea

Potidaea is struck by a tsunami.
Tsunami Strikes Potidaea (-479)
Ancient greeceNatural DisasterTsunami
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⚔️ Athenian Victory at the Battle of Potidaea

Athenian Victory at the Battle of Potidaea (-432)
Ancient greecePeloponnesian WarCorinthMilitary HistoryWarfareBattle
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🦠 The Plague of Athens

Athens suffers a major pestilence, believed to be caused by epidemic typhus.
The Plague of Athens (-430)
Ancient greeceEpidemicDiseaseWarfarePeloponnesian WarMortalityPublic HealthSocial Impact
GreeceGreece

💀 Athenian Plague Outbreak

An outbreak of a plague kills over one-third of the population of Athens.
Athenian Plague Outbreak (-429)
Ancient greecePlagueDiseaseEpidemicPeloponnesian WarMortalityPublic HealthSocial Impact
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⚔️ Athenian Suppression of Mytilenean Revolt

Mytilene rebels against Athens but is crushed.
Athenian Suppression of Mytilenean Revolt (-428)
Ancient greecePeloponnesian WarRebellionSiegeNaval WarfareMilitary Conflict
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💀 Plague Outbreak in Elizabethan England

Plague outbreak claimed 80,000 people in Elizabethan England. In London alone, over 20,000 people died of the disease.
Plague Outbreak in Elizabethan England (1563)
DiseaseEpidemicElizabethan EraPlagueMortalityPublic Health
United KingdomUnited Kingdom