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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Tilemahos Efthimiadis
published on 24 August 2016
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A reconstrcution of the girl known as Myrtis, who died from the plague which hit Athens 430-427 BCE. She was buried in the Kerameikos cemetery of the city.

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Efthimiadis, T. (2016, August 24). Myrtis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5518/myrtis/

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Efthimiadis, Tilemahos. "Myrtis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5518/myrtis/.

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Efthimiadis, Tilemahos. "Myrtis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Aug 2016. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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