Tag: Plague

There is a lot to unpack here. Firstly, I find it hard to see how a scholarly analysis of plague-related morbidity in the 14th Century could possibly damage trust in the UK’s health services in 2023 unless the report’s authors recommended the reintroduction of bloodletting, leeches and o...

In the spring of 430 King Archidamus again set out from Sparta with an army to devastate the lands of Attica. The Athenian country people again withdrew behind the walls of Athens for safety. But this time the devastation to Athens would be much worse than anything Sparta could inflict on them direc...