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A Hadith quotes the Prophet Muhammad as saying “If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place.” Was restricting travel during the outbreak of a disease common practice during this time or earlier?

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Who would have been going to see plays in ancient Greece? Would an average Athenian family in 429 BCE have headed into town after the day's work was finished to see Oedipus Rex, or would the crowd have been filled with the city's elites?

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A Hadith quotes the Prophet Muhammad as saying “If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place.” Was restricting travel during the outbreak of a disease common practice during this time or earlier?	5748
Who would have been going to see plays in ancient Greece? Would an average Athenian family in 429 BCE have headed into town after the day's work was finished to see Oedipus Rex, or would the crowd have been filled with the city's elites?	73