The Plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian Warre; First described in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius. Now attempted in English, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.