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The History of the Plague of Athens. Translated from Thucydides, with Remarks Explanatory of Its Pathology, by Charles Collier

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Content: Athens’ Plague

Charles Collier (ca. 1785-1870), army surgeon and naturalist. Collier entered military service in 1805 and served in Bermuda, Martinique, the Peninsular War, and later in Ceylon, where he contributed to medical care and scientific study, especially in conchology. He later held senior medical posts in Mauritius and Bombay. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1830, he retired in 1838 and continued scholarly and scientific work in London. A gifted linguist and philologist, he was proficient in Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, and German. RCS

Summary of Thuc. 2.2-20; paraphrase, partial translation, and commentary of Thuc. 2.47-53, 58, 65 (Athens' Plague).

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