Radio War Nerd EP151—Ancient Athens' Disastrous Sicily Expedition, 415 BC

Guest: Philip Matyszak, author & historian Recorded: September 28, 2018 The War Nerd embarked on a personal expedition to Syracuse, Sicily, to see for himself the battle sites where Classical Athens went to commit suicide in the catastrophic Sicily Expedition of 415-413 B.C. There's not much to see today, but thankfully we have the perfect guest to walk us through that disastrous campaign in all its tragi-gory resonance: historian Philip Matyszak, author of an excellent, fun book, "Expedition to Disaster: The Athenian Mission to Sicily 415 BC".