The Sicilian Expedition was an Athenian military expedition to Sicily, which took place from 415–413 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens on...
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Alcibiades (section Sicilian Expedition)
Scholars have argued that had the Sicilian expedition been under Alcibiades's command instead of that of Nicias, the expedition might not have met its eventual...
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former Spartan allies), Argos, and Athens. The main event was the Sicilian Expedition, between 415 and 413 BC, during which Athens lost almost all its...
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Nicias (section The Sicilian Expedition (415–413 BCE))
motives of Alcibiades, who was a strong supporter of the expedition. Alcibiades argued that a Sicilian campaign would bring riches to the city and expand the...
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Segesta to defeat the expedition of Dorieus in 510 BC. The surviving members of Dorieus' expedition then founded Heraclea Minoa. Sicilian Greeks (probably...
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Demosthenes (general) (section The Sicilian Expedition)
Athens Years of service 426–413 BC Rank General Battles/wars Peloponnesian War Battle of Olpae Battle of Pylos Battle of Sphacteria Sicilian Expedition...
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assistance in their war with another Sicilian town—the town of Selinus. Although Nicias was a sceptic about the Sicilian Expedition, he was appointed along with...
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issues, just two years after Athens' catastrophic defeat in the Sicilian Expedition.[citation needed] LYSISTRATA There are a lot of things about us women...
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The Sicilians (Sicilian: Siciliani), or Sicilian people, are a Romance-speaking European ethnic group who are indigenous to the island of Sicily, the largest...
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groups participated in the expedition for a variety of reasons: for Garibaldi, it was to achieve a united Italy; for the Sicilian bourgeoisie, an independent...
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