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title: The Plague at Athens
author: Nicolas Poussin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5521/the-plague-at-athens/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Plague at Athens
_Authored by Nicolas Poussin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5521.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Plague](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/plague/) at [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)' by Nicolas Poussin depicting the infamous plague which struck ancient Athens in 430-427 BCE. (Gallery of Sir Frederick Cook, Richmond, UK)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Poussin, N. (2016, August 25). The Plague at Athens. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Poussin, Nicolas. "The Plague at Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 25, 2016. .
### MLA
Poussin, Nicolas. "The Plague at Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Aug 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_painting;_plague_at_Athens._Wellcome_M0008517.jpg) by [**Nicolas Poussin**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_painting;_plague_at_Athens._Wellcome_M0008517.jpg). Submitted by [John Horgan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jhorgan/ "User Page: John Horgan"), published on 25 August 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.