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Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, The

By: Cornell University Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Reference Books (Cornell University Press)

Last Stocked on 9/16/2021

Product Info

Title
Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, The
Category
Author
Donald Kagan
Publish Year
1991
Pages
400
Dimensions
5.5x9x1"
NKG Part #
2147891167
Type
Softcover

Description

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.