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Syracuse 415–413 BC: Destruction of the Athenian Imperial Fleet (Campaign)

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Osprey’s study of one of the crucial important battles of the Peloponnesian War (431 – 404 BC). In 415 BC Athens launched a big expeditionary force, its goal the wealthy, grain-producing island of Sicily. This used to be according to a call for lend a hand in a minor war from an old ally but the actual objectives were the powerful city of Syracuse, suspected of supporting Athens’ Peloponnesian enemies, and imperial expansion. The Athenians won an inconclusive victory over the Syracusans late in the year and renewed their attack in the spring of 414. After a period of vigorous siege warfare and a series of large-scale battles on land and sea, the Syracusans gained the upper hand and the expedition ended in total disaster with grave consequences for the way forward for Athens.

Nic Fields explores the background of this foolhardy venture in which Athens took on a nation that used to be militarily and financially strong and over 700 miles distant. Then, following the narrative of Thucydides, the chronicler of the Peloponnesian War, he describes and explains the long and violent campaign that pitted the two largest democracies of the Greek world against every other.

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