The Plague of Athens - The Plague of Athens

Japanese: アテナイの疫病 - あてないのえきびょう
The Plague of Athens - The Plague of Athens

…It is known that smallpox was present in Africa from an early period, but it was not present in ancient Egypt. On the other hand, there is a theory that the epidemic known as the "Plague of Athens" that occurred in 430 B.C. during the Peloponnesian War in ancient Greece was smallpox. It is thought that smallpox had invaded the interior of Europe by the beginning of the 2nd century, and the epidemic spread especially with the movement of the Crusaders, causing long-term suffering for Europeans thereafter. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Plague of Athens" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アフリカにも早くから痘瘡があったことが知られているが,古代エジプトには痘瘡はなかった。いっぽう古代ギリシアのペロポネソス戦争中の前430年に流行した〈アテナイの疫病〉と呼ばれた疫病は痘瘡ではないかという説がある。2世紀初頭には痘瘡はヨーロッパ内陸部にまで侵入したと考えられるが,とくに十字軍の移動によって流行が広がり,以後ヨーロッパ人を長く苦しめた。…

※「アテナイの疫病」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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