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The Plague That Broke Athens: Thrasybulus and the Fall of Empire

The Plague That Broke Athens: Thrasybulus and the Fall of Empire

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Peloponnesian War and the devastating Plague of Athens (430–426 BCE) shattered the Athenian Empire's golden age. They focus on the little-known figure of Thrasybulus, a democratic leader who helped restore Athenian democracy after the oligarchic coup of the Thirty Tyrants (404 BCE), only to see imperial overreach and plague fatally weaken Athens. The conversation covers Pericles' Funeral Oration, the siege of Plataea, the Sicilian Expedition, and the strategic errors that turned a plague into an empire-killer. Lucas explains how the plague killed roughly one-third of Athens' population, including Pericles, and how the city's reliance on its navy and tribute from allied city-states made it vulnerable. The episode also touches on the role of the Long Walls, the Delian League, and the final defeat at Aegospotami. A thoughtful look at how disease and political miscalculation can bring down even the most cultured empire. #PeloponnesianWar #PlagueOfAthens #Thrasybulus #Pericles #AthenianEmpire #ThirtyTyrants #AncientGreece #DelianLeague #SicilianExpedition #Aegospotami #History #FexingoHistory #Democracy #EmpireCollapse #Thucydides #AthensSparta #Plague #MilitaryHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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