100 - A Sicilian Stalemate

In this episode, we discuss the years 415-414 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the Athenian attempt at blockading Syracuse, the death of Lamachos, the tactical blunders of Nikias, the arrival of Gylippus, and the "Birds" of Aristophanes

Primary Sources: 
Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesian War (Book 6)
Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesian War (Book 7)
Aristophanes' The Birds
Plutarch's Life of Nikias
Plutarch's Life of Alcibiades
Diodorus Siculus' The Library of History (Book 13)

Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)

Video/The Peloponnesian War (Khan Academy)



Video/The Peloponnesian War (Epimetheus)

Video/Who Fought the Peloponnesian War? (Ancient History Guy)

Video/How did the Peloponnesian War Happen? - Athens Faces Sparta (Knowledgia)

Map/The Athenian Empire

Map/The Peloponnesian War

Video/Alcibiades (Overly Sarcastic Productions)

Video/Part 9 of the Peloponnesian War (History Den)



Video/Part 10 of the Peloponnesian War (History Den)



Video/The Sicilian Expedition - Part Four - Stalemate (Ancient History Guy)

Map/Southeastern Sicily

Map/Athenian Siege of Syracuse

Video/The Siege of Syracuse (415 - 413 BCE) (History Dude)

Recommended Podcast Episodes:
***Ancient History Hound - Wish You Weren't Here: The Sicilian Expedition
***Antiquity in Question - The Peloponnesian War, the End of an Independent Greece?
***History in the Making - Echoes of Glory

***History of Modern Greece - Peloponnesian War: Sparta Rises

***History of the World - Ancient Greece: Peloponnesian War, Part Two

***New Thinkery - Plutarch on Alcibiades

***Plutarch - Nicias – Superstitious but Noble

***Plutarch - Alcibiades – The Athenian Chameleon