Ancient Sicily (pt4). The Sicilian Expedition.
Jun 22, 2024•40 min
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Episode description
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).
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