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Athens plan unfolding:
The spartans invaded the farmland on Athens and set about burning their crops etc. Because of Pericles good reputation he got the Athenians to stick with their plants defeat the Spartans. Athens could rely on shipments from oversea and the fleet to survive. What Pericles didnt know was that the fleet had a great threat to Athens. One year into the war there was a plague from the additional cargo from the ships. The disease would determinant Athens, Pericles couldn't do anything now to stop it. s=Since all of Athens was crammed behind city-walls, the disease spread tremendously. Symptoms included heats on head and inflammation of the eyes, and when the disease spread to the bowls there was uncontrolling diarrhea. The city was dirty, smelly and terrible.  It was so horrible that people stopped caring about rules, religion and laws. People saw no pointing being good since, "the good and the evil die just as equally." The plague killed over a third of Athens population. Pericles caught the Plague, seizing him, weakening him, having to rely on potions to cure himself. Pericles died from the plague in 429 B.C.  By him trying to make Athens so great, he brought disease and death into Athens. After his death many people tryed to step up and rule Athens. Without Pericles the democracy was different and dangerous. Athens ability to fight a war was weakening. Athens navy pulled off a victory at sea against Sparta. The generals who won the war for Athens came home and were thrown into prison because they didn't save the Athenian men who were thrown over board.

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