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The Sicilian Expedition demonstrates the risks of ambitious democratic decision-making in classical Athens. ⚔️

Approved by the Athenian Assembly during the Peloponnesian War, the campaign ended in catastrophic defeat and strategic collapse.

The episode remains one of the most instructive moments in the history of ancient warfare and political judgment.

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Athenian Democracy and Unequal Imperial Warfare

How democratic Athens chose imperial war and suffered catastrophe in the Sicilian Expedition during the Peloponnesian War.

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