Athens was a major power in Ancient Greece, a nation that few dared to go against. Only the people from Greece dared to try such.  However, Athens had a pandemic strike, which actually had taken the favor of the Peloponnesian War away from Athens.

The Plague of Athens was an odd disease. It appeared in the middle of war, and had thrown Athens into disarray, even causing anarchy. According to Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesion War; “…the catastrophe was so overwhelming that men, not knowing what would happen next to them, became indifferent to every rule of religion of law.” Athens had fallen into anarchy during a war, a time where nobody was willing to think about others, a time when the ill were thrown away from all others, left to die. The disease killed 75,000 to 100,000 alone, which was one-fourth of Athens population.

Disease is a tragedy that can not be predicted, nor can it be underestimated, or ignored. Disease itself has turned the tides of war, brought down civilizations, and tainted families. People need to learn that things can resurface, and be far stronger, in all truth.