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{{ | {{Quote|Those who aren't killed by the plague run wild in the streets. Death is rampant... And it's only a warning. We have ignored what truly plagues us for too long. Kleon.|Sokrates to Kassandra, 429 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Abandoned By the Gods}} | ||
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|name = Plague of Athens | |name = Plague of Athens | ||
|timeframe = Classical period | |timeframe = Classical period | ||
|date = 430 BCE–426 BCE | |date = 430 BCE–426 BCE | ||
|place = [[Athens]], [[Greece]] | |place = [[Athens]], [[Greece]] | ||
|outcome = 75,000 to 100,000 people killed | |outcome = 75,000 to 100,000 people killed | ||
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The '''Plague of Athens''' was an epidemic which devastated the ''[[polis]]'' of [[Athens]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]], starting in 430 BCE and lasting until 426 BCE. | The '''Plague of Athens''' was an epidemic which devastated the ''[[polis]]'' of [[Athens]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]], starting in 430 BCE and lasting until 426 BCE. The plague killed around 25% of the city's population and severely weakened Athens politically, ruining any chance the ''polis'' might have had of winning the war.<ref>{{WP|Plague of Athens}}</ref> | ||
[[Perikles]], | [[Perikles]], the ''de facto'' leader of Athens, contracted the disease and was forced to remain in [[Perikles' Residence|his residence]] for much of the duration of the plague. His political rival [[Kleon]], a secret [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], took advantage of this to rally the people behind him,<ref name="Abandoned by the Gods>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Abandoned By the Gods]]</ref> while the Cult's champion [[Alexios|Deimos]] secretly murdered Perikles to allow Kleon to assume control of the ''polis''. Fortunately, Perikles' partner [[Aspasia]] was able to escape Athens with the help of the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="Athens's Last Hope">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Athens's Last Hope]]</ref> | ||
[[Hippokrates]], a [[Doctor|healer]] who was based in Athens at the time, deduced that the plague was being spread via the feces of the infected and sought to combat this by burning the bodies of those infected who had passed. The [[Followers of Ares]], seeing the cremation of the dead as sacrilege, attempted to stop him, but Kassandra assisted Hippokrates and together they successfully prevented the spread of the epidemic.<ref name="A Growing Sickness">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Growing Sickness]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACOD Abandoned By the Gods 2.png|Kassandra returning to a plague-struck Athens | |||
ACOD Abandoned By the Gods 3.png|People gathering outside Perikles' residence | |||
ACOD Abandoned By the Gods 5.png|Kleon giving a speech to an angry crowd | |||
ACOD A Growing Sickness.png|Victims of the plague | |||
ACOd-Hippokrates-plague.jpg|Bodies being burned during the plague | ACOd-Hippokrates-plague.jpg|Bodies being burned during the plague | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c|simulation only}} | **''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c|simulation only}} | ||
* | *[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Timeline}} | |||
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[[fr:Peste d'Athènes]] | [[fr:Peste d'Athènes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 2 September 2025
The Plague of Athens was an epidemic which devastated the polis of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, starting in 430 BCE and lasting until 426 BCE. The plague killed around 25% of the city's population and severely weakened Athens politically, ruining any chance the polis might have had of winning the war.[1]
Perikles, the de facto leader of Athens, contracted the disease and was forced to remain in his residence for much of the duration of the plague. His political rival Kleon, a secret Sage of the Cult of Kosmos, took advantage of this to rally the people behind him,[2] while the Cult's champion Deimos secretly murdered Perikles to allow Kleon to assume control of the polis. Fortunately, Perikles' partner Aspasia was able to escape Athens with the help of the misthios Kassandra.[3]
Hippokrates, a healer who was based in Athens at the time, deduced that the plague was being spread via the feces of the infected and sought to combat this by burning the bodies of those infected who had passed. The Followers of Ares, seeing the cremation of the dead as sacrilege, attempted to stop him, but Kassandra assisted Hippokrates and together they successfully prevented the spread of the epidemic.[4]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Kassandra returning to a plague-struck Athens -
People gathering outside Perikles' residence -
Kleon giving a speech to an angry crowd -
Victims of the plague -
Bodies being burned during the plague
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades (simulation only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Plague of Athens on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Abandoned By the Gods
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Growing Sickness
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