Νικίας

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5th-century BCE Greek person Athenian general Athenian statesman military commander

Νικίας was a prominent Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE, best known for his role in the Peloponnesian War and the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition.

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Label	Occurrences
Νικίας canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	5th-century BCE Greek person ⓘ Athenian general ⓘ Athenian statesman ⓘ military commander ⓘ
activeYearsEndTime	413 BCE ⓘ
activeYearsStartTime	circa 430 BCE ⓘ
causeOfDeath	execution ⓘ
characteristic	cautious ⓘ pious ⓘ wealthy ⓘ
citizenship	Athens ⓘ
commanded	Athenian forces in Sicily ⓘ
country	Classical Athens ⓘ
deathManner	killed by Syracusans after surrender ⓘ
describedIn	Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ surface form: Plutarch's Parallel Lives History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ surface form: Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War
diedIn	413 BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Greek ⓘ
familyBackground	wealthy mine-owning family ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of the leading Athenian politicians of his generation ⓘ
knownFor	cautious military strategy ⓘ leadership in the Sicilian Expedition ⓘ negotiating the Peace of Nicias ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
notableWork	Peace of Nicias ⓘ
opponent	Alcibiades ⓘ Cleon ⓘ
opposedPolicy	aggressive expansionism in Sicily ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Mantinea (418 BCE) Peloponnesian War ⓘ Sicilian Expedition ⓘ
peaceTreatyWith	Sparta ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Syracuse ⓘ
politicalAlignment	moderate aristocratic faction in Athens ⓘ
portrayedAs	example of cautious leadership in Thucydides ⓘ tragic figure in Plutarch ⓘ
positionHeld	Athenian political leader ⓘ strategos of Athens ⓘ
religion	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
roleInEvent	Athenian commander during the siege of Syracuse ⓘ
signed	Peace of Nicias ⓘ
supportedPolicy	peace with Sparta ⓘ
timePeriod	5th century BCE ⓘ
wealthSource	silver mines at Laurium ⓘ

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Subject: Νικίας
Description of subject: Νικίας was a prominent Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE, best known for his role in the Peloponnesian War and the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicias → nameInGreek → Νικίας ⓘ