The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition

by: Kagan, D.

Price: 39,00 EURO

1 copy in stock

Why did the Peace of Nicias fail to reconcile Athens and Sparta? In the third volume of his landmark four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C. The principal figure in the narrative is the Athenian politician and general Nicias, whose policies shaped the treaty and whose military strategies played a major role in the attack against Sicily.

Contents

Part One: The Unraveling of the Peace
1. A Troubled Peace
2. The Separate League
3. The Alliance of Athens and Argos
4. The Challenge of the Separate League
5. The Battle of Mantinea
6. After Mantinea: Politics and Policy at Sparta and AthensPart Two: The Sicilian Expedition
7. The Decision to Attack Sicily
8. Sacrilege and Departure
9. Athenian Strategy and the Summer Campaign of 415
10. The First Attack on Syracuse
11. The Siege of Syracuse
12. Athens on the Defensive
13. Defeat on Land and Sea
14. Retreat and Destruction
ConclusionsBibliography
General Index
Index of Modem Authors
Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions

The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition

by: Kagan, D.

• ISBN-13: 9780801499401 / 978-0-8014-9940-1
• ISBN-03: 0801499402 / 0-8014-9940-2
• Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1991

Price: 39,00 EURO

1 copy in stock