Dr. Thomas Anderson presents a brief history of ancient life and how ancient people was challenged by two plagues. The first, the Plague of Athens, took place from 430-426 BCE, and the second, the Antonine Plague, from 165-180 CE. The presentation discusses the impact of these diseases, how they spread, and the conclusions and discoveries still being made about them today, thousands of years later.
Link to presentation: Two Plagues in the Greco-Roman World

Photo credit: Image of Kerameikos Cemetery. The dry river bed of Eridanos. View from Melidone Street. Athens, Greece. Courtesy of George E. Koronaios.