Pandemics in Perspective

The article offers information on several historical pandemics worldwide. Topics include examines the "Plague of Athens," that is an outbreak that occurred during a series of wars with Sparta at the end of the fifth century B.C.E; and focuses on "Plague of Cyprian" that was recor...

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Auteur principal: Yeomans, Sarah K. (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Soc. [2020]
Dans: Biblical archaeology review
Année: 2020, Volume: 46, Numéro: 4, Pages: 18-19
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Antiquité / Athen / Cyprianus, Unizibira, Bischof, Heiliger -482 / Pandémie (Motif)
Classifications IxTheo:KAB Christianisme primitif
KBJ Italie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Pandemics
B ACROPOLIS (Athens, Greece)
B PLAGUE of Athens (Greece), 430-426 B.C
B Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage
B Military History
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Résumé:The article offers information on several historical pandemics worldwide. Topics include examines the "Plague of Athens," that is an outbreak that occurred during a series of wars with Sparta at the end of the fifth century B.C.E; and focuses on "Plague of Cyprian" that was recorded by the eponymous Bishop of Carthage, who describes transcontinental pandemic of such magnitude that an Athenian historian claims.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contient:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review