QuestenaUn entraînement qui indique quoi revoir ensuite
Question 80

Which outcome belongs to Athens's Sicilian Expedition of 415–413 BCE?

  1. Its main forces were destroyed or captured near Syracuse.Bonne réponse
  2. It conquered all Sicily and returned without major losses.
  3. It seized the Persian capital and ended the war.
  4. It forced Sparta to surrender in 413 BCE.

Explication

The campaign around Syracuse ended in catastrophe, with the principal Athenian expeditionary forces destroyed or captured. A conquest of Sicily is the opposite of the documented result and would conceal the scale of Athens's loss.

Continuer avec ce test

Commencer l’entraînement
Question 80: Which outcome belongs to Athens's Sicilian Expedition of… · Ancient Greece · Questena