Webthe disease struck down soldiers, civilians, rich and poor, men and women, young and old without discrimination. Even animals who fed on the unburied corpses in. Webin 430 bc, just a year into the peloponnesian war, whispers of a mysterious illness began to circulate. Originating, it's believed, from the bustling port of piraeus, the disease. Webscience writer florence williams experienced what felt like a brain injury when her husband left her after more than 25 years. Her new book is heartbreak: Weboctober 11 was a busy day at o allos anthropos (“the other person”), a community soup kitchen in the kerameikos neighborhood of athens, greece. Webthe columbia global center in athens, an initiative launched by the respected american university in greece in november 2022, will be headed by dr. Webthe outbreak in athens in 430 bce remains a mystery. Among the many suggestions as the diagnosis has been ebola, typhoid, smallpox, measles, bubonic. Webkilling nearly a third of the population, an epidemic ripped through athens in 430 b. c. Historic accounts and new technology are helping identify the true culprit. Webthousands of athens residents have been evacuated from their homes as strong winds blew wildfires towards the northern outskirts of the greek capital on monday.