Ideas about Thucydides
Nov 22, 2020 ·
55m 41s
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In this excellent episode from the Ideas podcast, Nahlah Ayed explains how the plague of Athens struck in 430 BC, violently killing up to half of the Greek city's population....
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In this excellent episode from the Ideas podcast, Nahlah Ayed explains how the plague of Athens struck in 430 BC, violently killing up to half of the Greek city's population. Thucydides was on hand to document the grim symptoms, as well as the social and psychological fallout. His vivid account holds enduring lessons for us during pandemic times today. Find more Ideas at https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/15783785-thucydides-part-2-lessons-plague-athens
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