Why did the Peace of Nicias fail to reconcile Athens and Sparta? In the third volume of his landmark four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C. The principal figure in the narrative is the Athenian politician and general Nicias, whose policies shaped the treaty and whose military strategies played a major role in the attack against Sicily.
Part One: The Unraveling of the Peace1. A Troubled Peace2. The Separate League3. The Alliance of Athens and Argos4. The Challenge of the Separate League5. The Battle of Mantinea6. After Mantinea: Politics and
