Nicias
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Nicias was a prominent Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, best known for leading the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian general
ⓘ
Athenian statesman ⓘ ancient Greek politician ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 430–413 BC ⓘ |
| advocated | peace with Sparta ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Syracusans ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| coCommandedWith |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Lamachus ⓘ |
| commanded | Athenian forces in the Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Demosthenes (general) ⓘ
surface form:
Demosthenes (Athenian general)
Pericles ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedIn | 413 BC ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| executedBy | Syracusans ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
negotiating the Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Parallel Lives
History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
surface form:
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War
|
| militaryEngagement |
Siege of Syracuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Syracuse
|
| militaryRank | strategos ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Νικίας ⓘ |
| negotiated | Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| opposed |
launching the Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
radical democratic policies ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cleon ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| peaceTreatyBetween | Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| peaceTreatyDuration |
Peace of Nicias
ⓘ
surface form:
Peace of Nicias (421–413 BC)
|
| persuadedToLead | Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | moderate aristocratic faction in Athens ⓘ |
| politicalReputation |
cautious
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ |
| religiousReputation | pious ⓘ |
| servedAs | general of Athens ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy Athenian aristocrat ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Life of Nicias
ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Life of Nicias
|
| wealthSource | silver mines at Laurium ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.