Question: The Role of the Plague in the Tragedy of Athens
Answer: Despair, hopelessness, lawlessness, loss of religion, custom and culture, total moral decay and chaos... It is indeed incredible how a catastrophe such as the plague that occurred in Athens in 430 B.C. could resume what was believed to be a perfect self-sufficient democratic power to an unimaginable collapse of morality on every level....(short extract)
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- Subject: Classical Studies
- Course: Classical Studies
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 62%
- Words: 1926
- Date submitted: May 04, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 1513
