Plague of Athens

Summary

Plague of Athens is an epidemic^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of epidemic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plague of Athens is in the country of Classical Athens^[3].
• Plague of Athens is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Plague of Athens's image is recorded as Plague in an Ancient City LACMA AC1997.10.1 (1 of 2).jpg^[5].
• Plague of Athens's instance of is recorded as epidemic^[6].
• Classical Athens is named after Plague of Athens^[7].
• Plague of Athens's location is recorded as Classical Athens^[8].
• Plague of Athens's start time is recorded as -0430-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Plague of Athens's end time is recorded as -0426-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Plague of Athens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/061lkh^[11].
• Plague of Athens's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+75000'}^[12].
• Plague of Athens's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+100000'}^[13].
• Plague of Athens's described by source is recorded as History of the Peloponnesian War^[14].
• Plague of Athens's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject COVID-19^[15].
• Plague of Athens's ToposText person ID is recorded as 12337^[16].

Why It Matters

Plague of Athens ranks in the top 10% of epidemic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]