Thucydides

admirals allies allowed already appeal Athenians Athens attack attempt began body Brasidas called carried cause character citizens Cleon close coast command commons confidence danger death depend enemy escape expedition fact favour fear feeling fleet followed force friends future gained galleys gave give going Greece Greeks ground hands harbour held historian hold honour hope hundred important interests island Italy Lacedæmonians land leading leave less lives lost maintained matter natural neighbours never Nicias once operations party peace Peloponnesians Pericles Persian popular position possible present prisoners probably quarters question reached received remarkable says seems sent ships Sicily side soon Sparta spirit strong success suffering Syracusans Syracuse taken thought Thrace Thucydides tion took town turn walls whole