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ISBN 10: 1783036273

ISBN 13: 9781783036271

Author:  Philip Matyszak 

Expedition to Disaster: The Athenian Mission to Sicily 415 BC 1st Edition: The epic story of Athens’ doomed expedition, full of battles, sieges, colorful characters, triumphs, and tragedies.

The Athenian expedition to conquer Sicily was one of the pivotal events of the classical period. At this time (415 BC), Athens was locked in a decades-long struggle with Sparta for mastery of the Greek world. The expedition to Sicily was intended to give Athens the extra money and resources to crush the Spartans. New archaeological discoveries allow the ensuing siege to be reconstructed in greater detail than ever before.

The cast of characters includes Alcibiades, the flamboyant, charismatic young aristocrat; Nicias, the aging, reluctant commander of the ill-fated expedition and Gylippus, the grim Spartan general sent to mastermind the defense of Syracuse. It was he who stopped the Athenians dead in their tracks within weeks of his arrival, then turned the tables on the invaders. The Athenians were in their turn surrounded, besieged, and forced to ask for mercy from a man who had none to give.

In short, we have an epic story packed with colorful characters and dramatic episodes. There are battles on land and sea, siege and counter-siege and tales of self-sacrifice, villainy and heroism. Yet there is also the over-arching unifying theme which is the story of the expedition itself. Philip Matyszak’s combination of thorough research and gripping narrative makes him the perfect man to do justice to this famous story.

 

Expedition to Disaster: The Athenian Mission to Sicily 415 BC 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1 – Events Leading to a Very Warm Cold War

• The Persian Wars – Where It All Began
• The Delian League
• The Athenian Empire Is Born
• The World According to Pericles
• 430 BC: War!
• Pylos 425 BC

Chapter 2 – From Melos to Sicily

• Alcibiades
• Mantinea 418 BC
• Melos 416
• The Dialogue
• Sicily Up to 415 BC
• Sicily at War

Chapter 3 – Travel Plans

• Nicias
• Debate
• Preparations
• The Silence of the Herms
• Launch Day

Chapter 4 – The Athenians Are Coming!

• The Debate
• Preparations
• The Coalition That Wasn’t
• Meanwhile, Back in Athens …

Chapter 5 – The Gloves Come Off

• Prelude to Battle
• The Battle of the Olympieum
• Taking Stock

Chapter 6 – The Siege of Syracuse

• The Power of Persuasion
• Diplomats Abroad
• Spring 414 BC
• Nemesis Gets to Work

Chapter 7 – A Little Local Difficulty

• Gylippus
• Gylippus Takes Charge
• A Letter from Nicias
• The Not-Very-Fleet Fleet
• A Winter of Preparations

Chapter 8 – The War Goes to Sea

• Decelea
• Naval Action
• War of Attrition
• Fighting in the Harbour

Chapter 9 – The Final Phase

• Ill Met by Moonlight
• Deliberations After a Defeat
• The Fatal Eclipse
• The Decisive Battle

Chapter 10 – The End

• Retreat from the Acrean Cliff
• The Last Stand(s)
• The Prisoners
• Aftermath
• Sicily

 

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