Thucydides documented the effects of what on Athenian society?
A famine
A fire
A plague
A religious revival
Answer
Thucydides, an ancient Greek historian, documented the devastating effects of a plague on Athenian society. The plague, which struck Athens during the Peloponnesian War, is thought to have killed as many as one-third of the city's population and severely weakened its military and economic power.
The Chronicles of Thucydides: Unveiling Ancient Athenian History
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