Nicias victoriously leads the Athenians against the Syracusans, but does not slay many of his enemies

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Related Conflict :	Peloponnesian War
Perpetrator (Person) :	Nicias Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Athenian army Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Army of Syracuse Origin: Syracusan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: other
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Nicias 16.4Plutarch Nicias 16.4 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Syracuse (Siracusa)
Time Periode :	Classical Greece
Century :	5 B.C.
Year :	415 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign
Motivation :	tactical/strategical political
Original Text :	ἐπεὶ δ᾽ ἀναστρέψαντες ἐκ Κατάνης οἱ Συρακούσιοι παρετάξαντο πρὸ τῆς πόλεως, ἐπαγαγὼν. ταχὺ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἐκράτησε. καὶ πολλοὺς μὲν οὐκ ἀπέκτεινε τῶν πολεμίων: οἱ γὰρ ἱππεῖς ἐμποδὼν ἐγένοντο τῇ διώξει:
Translation :	When the Syracusans hurried back from Catana and drew up in order of battle before their own city, Nicias led his Athenians swiftly against them and carried the day. He did not slay many of the enemy, it is true, for their horsemen prevented his pursuit;
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1916. 3.
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