#AthensDownfall

How the Persian Invasion Lit the Fuse for the Greek Collapse – Part III: Plagues, Ports, and Pestilence (or “How Not to Run a Democracy”) When last we left our heroes—read: squabbling Greek city-states still high off their underdog win against the Persian Empire—Athens had strutted into the post-war period like it was the main charac…

Athens: hit by plague, naval sneak attacks, and biological warfare. Democracy? More like democrazy.
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