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The Peloponnesian War. Why Did the Sicilian Expedition Fail?


Essai, 2014

4 Pages, Note: 1


Résumé ou Introduction

The Sicilian Expedition marked a crucial moment in the history of the Peloponnesian War and Thucydides' account thereof. Having recovered from the plague, a defeat at Delium, and the confusion surrounding the Peace of Nicias, the Athenians voted to dispatch an unprecedented armada to Sicily in order to take Syracuse and possibly expand their conquests to Italy and Carthage. After initial enthusiasm and military victories, the force under the command of Nicias deteriorated and eventually perished. Through hubris, a lack of adequate cavalry, and incompetence at home as well as abroad, the Athenians allowed the expedition to turn into a monumental failure, foreshadowing their ultimate defeat in the Ionian War a decade later.

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Titre
The Peloponnesian War. Why Did the Sicilian Expedition Fail?
Cours
Thucydides
Note
1
Auteur
Année
2014
Pages
4
N° de catalogue
V286182
ISBN (ebook)
9783656863496
Taille d'un fichier
358 KB
Langue
anglais
Mots clés
Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesischer Krieg, Sicilian Expedition, Sizilianische Expedition, Athen, Athens, Sparta, Sicily, Sizilien, Ionian War, Ionischer Krieg, Alcibiades, Alkibiades, Nicias, Nikias, disaster, Thucydides, Thukydides, Plutarch, War, Strategy
Citation du texte
Moritz Mücke (Auteur), 2014, The Peloponnesian War. Why Did the Sicilian Expedition Fail?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/286182

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