Sicilian expedition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23646344 |
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| Authors | Iris Samotta (Ruhr University Bochum, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah04287 |
| OpenAlex | W4255987386 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The Sicilian expedition of 415–413 BCE was the most ambitious and also the most disastrous military operation of the PELOPONNESIAN WAR , claiming the lives of ca. 45,000 Athenians and their allies (Thuc. 7.87; Bleckmann 2007: 85).
Ancient history · Geography · Sicilian · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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