This Military Mistake Nearly Cost Ancient Athens Everything
· nationalgeographic.com · popularity 29/100 · 0 similar stories today
Read the original at nationalgeographic.com →
Summary
In the fifth century B.C., Athens set out to take the Sicilian city of Syracuse. A grave miscalculation and a traitor’s betrayal would start the empire’s downfall. In his History of the Peloponnesian War, the Greek historian Thucydides describes the Athenian expedition to Sicily of 415–413 B.C. as …
Found in: Science, History. Rating basis: single outlet; outlet tier 3; 2 feeds; listed 2 times; feed position 22.