The plague of Athens , which hapened in the second year of the Peloponnesian war. First described in Greek, by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Since attempted in English by the Right Reverend Father in God, Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester.

The plague of Ahtens [sic] , which hapened in the second year of the Peloponnesian War. First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Since attempted in English by ... Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester.

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The plague of Athens , which hapened in the second year of the Peloponnesian war. First described in Greek, by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Since attempted in English by the Right Reverend Father in God, Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester.

The plague of Ahtens [sic] , which hapened in the second year of the Peloponnesian War. First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Since attempted in English by ... Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester.