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Thucydides and the plague of Athens

  • Written by Chris Mackie, Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
Thucydides and the plague of AthensPericles Funeral Oration on the Greek 50 Drachmai 1955 Banknote.Shutterstock

The coronavirus is concentrating our minds on the fragility of human existence in the face of a deadly disease. Words like “epidemic” and “pandemic” (and “panic”!) have become part of our daily discourse.

These words are Greek in...

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