Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago

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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



Show Notes: thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/02/100-sicilian-stalemate.html



Intro by Neil Eckart of the War and Conquest Podcast

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