In 415 BC, the city state of Athens would embark on a campaign to conquer the island of Sicily. However, a series of decisions would turn this idea from bad, to worse, to one of the worst disasters in military history. This is the story of the Sicilian Expedition.

Sources

"The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition" By Donald Kagan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Expedition

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