Athenian expedition to Sicily

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties heavy Athenian losses
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alcibiades
gptkb:Lamachus
gptkb:Nicias
gptkbp:endDate 413 BC
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Thucydides
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Athenian expedition to Sicily
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:notableEvent capture of Athenian fleet
death of Demosthenes
death of Nicias
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:purpose to conquer Syracuse
to expand Athenian influence in Sicily
gptkbp:result Athenian defeat
decisive Syracusan victory
gptkbp:significance weakened Athens
turning point in Peloponnesian War
gptkbp:startDate 415 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leontinoi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5