The Peloponnesian War. Why Did the Sicilian Expedition Fail?
| Autor: | Moritz Mücke |
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| EAN: | 9783656863496 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 18.12.2014 |
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| Schlagworte: | Alcibiades Alkibiades Athen Athens Ionian War Ionischer Krieg Nicias Nikias Peloponnesian War Peloponnesischer Krieg Plutarch S Sicilian Expedition Sicily Sizilianische Expedition Sizilien Sparta Thucydides Thukydides War disaster |
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Essay from the year 2014 in the subject History - World History - Early and Ancient History, grade: 1, , course: Thucydides, language: English, abstract: 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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