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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_conflict
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased Spartan influence
Roman control of Sicily
Athenian decline
Syracuse's strengthened position
end of Athenian expansionism
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Sparta
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gptkbp:casualties
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heavy losses for Athens
significant losses for Syracuse
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Syracuse
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Nicias
gptkb:Hermocrates
gptkb:Alcibiades
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired historical studies
inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
inspired music
inspired theater
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gptkbp:date
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214 BC
415–413 BC
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gptkbp:duration
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two years
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gptkbp:followed_by
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Athenian defeat in Sicily
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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debate over leadership decisions
debate over intelligence failures
debate over Athenian strategy
debate over military resources
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:Hiero_II
gptkb:Dionysius_the_Younger
gptkb:Marcellus
gptkb:Dionysius_the_Elder
Gelo
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Classical_antiquity
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated Roman military power
demonstrated the limits of Athenian power
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Syracuse
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Athenian_forces
Syracusan forces
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gptkbp:led_to
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fall of Athenian empire
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gptkbp:legacy
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cautionary tale in military history
study in logistics and supply lines
impact on Athenian democracy
example of overreach in warfare
impact on Greek city-states relations
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Syracuse,_Sicily
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gptkbp:military_technology
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gptkb:walls
gptkb:War_Machine
Greek fire
siege engines
ballistae
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Great_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Epipolae
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Outer_Wall
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Syracuse
destruction of the city
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Archimedes
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gptkbp:outcome
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Athenian retreat
fall of Syracuse
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Second_Punic_War
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
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gptkbp:political_impact
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shift in power in the Mediterranean
impact on Greek city-states
altered alliances in the region
contribution to Roman naval dominance
influence on Roman expansion
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Polybius
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gptkbp:result
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Roman victory
Syracusan victory
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of Sicily
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gptkbp:strategy
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gptkb:blockade
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:blockade
siege warfare
tunneling
naval engagements
land assaults
siege towers
catapults
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Syracuse
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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