""The Plague of Athens, Which Happened in the Second Year of the Peloponnesian War"" is a historical account written by Thomas Sprat in 1709. The book details the outbreak of a deadly plague in Athens during the Peloponnesian War in 430 BC. Sprat provides a detailed description of the symptoms of the disease, the impact it had on the Athenian population, and the various attempts made to contain the outbreak. The book also includes a discussion of...