led to the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC. Following the Peace, he objected to the ambitious plans of Alcibiades. Despite this, Nicias was appointed to participate...

The Peace of Nicias was a peace treaty signed between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in March 421 BC that ended the first half of the Peloponnesian...

Nicias (Ancient Greek: Νικίας; died c. 20 BCE), also known as Curtias Nicias, was a ruler of the island of Kos under Roman rule, during the Second Triumvirate...

period is correct, the fact that Nicias ages visibly on his coins seems to indicate some longevity to his rule. Nicias struck Indian silver drachms of...

Nicias. More battles ensued and again, the Syracusans and their allies defeated the Athenians. Demosthenes argued for a retreat to Athens, but Nicias...

Aricia nicias, the silvery argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Alps, Pyrenees and from Scandinavia ranging to Siberia and...

Nicias (c. 470–413 BC) was an Athenian politician and general during the Peloponnesian War. The name may also refer to: Nicias (Indo-Greek king) (r. 90–85...

The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, 133. Kagan, The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, 143. Kagan, The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian...

Nicias is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Nicias alurnoides. Other species formerly...

Nicias (Greek: Νικίας) of Nicaea, was a biographer and historian of ancient Greek philosophers. Nothing is known about his life, he may have lived in the...

Deathstalker and the wizard Nicias. Deathstalker once saved Nicias and the two go from village to village obtaining money by Nicias foretelling the future...

Socrates discusses with Laches and Nicias what exactly courage is. The bulk of the dialogue is then the three men (Laches, Nicias and Socrates) debating various...

(online ed.). Treccani. "Nicias [4] From Miletus; physician and poet, 3rd cent. BC". Brill’s New Pauly (online ed.). Brill. 2006. "Nicias Milesius 3. Jh. v....

Athanaël arrives in Alexandria and visits his old friend Nicias, a wealthy voluptuary. Nicias welcomes him with open arms and reveals himself to be Thaïs's...

Frank Nicias Mitchell (August 18, 1921 – November 26, 1950) was an American who served in World War II as an enlisted Marine and was killed in action as...

could still flee by ship, but Nicias wanted to find refuge on land. After a few days of marching, Demosthenes and Nicias became separated; Demosthenes...

to appeals from its general, Nicias, by sending out 73 vessels to Sicily under the command of Demosthenes to assist Nicias and his forces with the siege...

political "tug of war" takes place in Athens. Alcibiades joins forces with Nicias against Hyperbolus, the successor of the demagogue politician Cleon as champion...

Hyperbolos on one side and Nicias and Alcibiades on the other. Hyperbolos tried to bring about the ostracism of one of this pair, but Nicias and Alcibiades combined...

where they are needed to defend against a Spartan invasion of Attica. Nicias refuses, but the Syracusans and Spartans under Hermocrates are able to trap...

2009, p. 178. Dinsmoor, William Bell (1910). "The Choragic Monument of Nicias". American Journal of Archaeology. 14 (4): 459–484. doi:10.2307/497149....

Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, p. 171. Donald Kagan, The Peace of Nicias and the Sicialian Expedition, p. 169. Donald Kagan,The Peace of Nicias and...

naming years. Nicias, the leader of the aristocratic and peace party in Athens and Pleistoanax, King of Sparta, negotiate the Peace of Nicias between Athens...

Andocides is sent into exile. The Athenian expedition to Sicily sets sail under Nicias, Lamachus and Alcibiades. After his departure with the armada, Alcibiades...

Demetrius III Philoxenus Diomedes Amyntas Epander Theophilos Peukolaos Thraso Nicias Menander II Artemidoros Hermaeus Archebius Telephos Apollodotus II Hippostratos...

to appeals from its general, Nicias, by sending out 73 vessels to Sicily under the command of Demosthenes to assist Nicias and his forces with the siege...

BC), his arrival was a turning point of the struggle. More daring than Nicias, the Athenian commander he faced, he was able to gain an upper hand by driving...

revitalise the city's military and naval forces despite opposition from Nicias, a rich merchant and soldier, and his supporters. Demosthenes unsuccessfully...

Demetrius III Philoxenus Diomedes Amyntas Epander Theophilos Peukolaos Thraso Nicias Menander II Artemidoros Hermaeus Archebius Telephos Apollodotus II Hippostratos...

Mantineia and Elis, which has been organised by Alcibiades (in opposition to Nicias) confronts a Spartan-Boeotian alliance. Around 420 BC, Spartans were excluded...