-430 ⟶ The Plague of Athens

Athens suffers a major pestilence, believed to be caused by ...
Timelines Logo
Year
-479
-430
-429
-408
-405
-404

🌊 Tsunami Strikes Potidaea

Potidaea is struck by a tsunami.⟶
Tsunami Strikes Potidaea (-479)
Ancient greeceNatural DisasterTsunami
GreeceGreece

🦠 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
GreeceGreece

🏛️ Alcibiades' Triumphant Return to Athens

Alcibiades returns to Athens in triumph after an absence of seven years.⟶
Alcibiades' Triumphant Return to Athens (-408)
Ancient greecePeloponnesian WarAlcibiadesMilitary LeadersExileWarfare
GreeceGreece

🛡️ Pausanias' Siege of Athens

The Spartan king Pausanias lays siege to Athens, which makes the city start starving.⟶
Pausanias' Siege of Athens (-405)
Ancient greecePeloponnesian WarSiegeMilitary HistoryConflictWarfare
GreeceGreece

🛡️ Athens Surrenders to Sparta, Ending Peloponnesian War

April 25, 404 BC: Athens surrenders to Sparta, ending the Peloponnesian War. Sparta introduces an oligarchic system, the Thirty Tyrants, in Athens.⟶
Athens Surrenders to Sparta, Ending Peloponnesian War (-404)
Ancient greecePeloponnesian WarOligarchyWarfareMilitary History
GreeceGreece