101 - Disaster in Sicily

In this episode, we discuss the year 413 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the rise of Archelaus to the Macedonian throne, the Spartan establishment of Decelea, the defeats by the Athenian army and navy at Syracuse, and the retreat and ultimate surrender of the Athenians, which brought the Sicilian Expedition to an end

Primary Sources: 
Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesian War (Book 7)
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 10 of the Peloponnesian War (History Den)



Video/The Sicilian Expedition - Complete Documentary (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: Athens Falls

***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