104: The Disaster Of Sicily
About this episode
The episode discusses the failures of Athens during the Sicilian expedition, highlighting key decisions and turning points in the campaign.
Athens didn’t just lose in Sicily. It ran out of time, ran out of space, and finally ran out of choices. We pick up the story at the moment the expedition is already wobbling, when Nicias can see the danger but can’t bring himself to force the clean decision that might save the army. From there, every delay becomes a gift to Syracuse and every half-measure turns into another locked door on the way out. We walk through the campaign’s brutal turning points: Syracuse learning fast under pressur...
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