Ancient Sicily (pt4). The Sicilian Expedition.

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English - June 22, 2024 09:34 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
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Previous Episode: Tyrants in ancient Greece.

Continuing my miniseries on ancient Sicily I pick up on the two separate incidents where Athens got directly involved in Sicilian affairs towards the end of the 5th century BC.

Was it a good idea and what went wrong? Also, an attempt to describe Syracuse using just your hand. Oh, and a highly consequential eclipse.

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Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).