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Day 334 Book 6, Chapter 18

That same winter, the Athenians decided to mount another expedition to Sicily, this time with forces far exceeding those previously commanded by Laches and Eurymedon, intending, if possible, to subjugate the entire island. Most Athenians, however, we...

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