Western Civilization I / Unit 3 WC1 0227 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sicily, the Mines, and Aegospotami
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The idea
In four fifteen Athens sent an expedition against Syracuse and lost it entirely. The anchor's twenty thousand slaves fled the silver mines. In four oh five the fleet was destroyed at Aegospotami, a witness name, and Athens surrendered.
In practice
Walls razed, city spared, a new government within a year.
Where people slip
Sparta won with Persian money. Salamis's victor lost to a Persian-funded fleet.
Your place on the trail
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