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|birth = c. 470 BCE<br>[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|death = c. 413 BCE<br>[[Syracuse]], [[Sicily]]
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = *Athenian aristocracy
*[[Periklean Circle]]
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'''Nicias''' (c. 470 – c. 413 BCE), alternatively '''Nikias''', was an [[Athens|Athenian]] politician and general during the [[Peloponnesian War]].


'''Nicias''' (c. 470 – 413 BCE), alternatively '''Nikias''', was an [[Athens|Athenian]] politician and general during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
==Biography==
During the Peloponnesian War, a military camp set along a stone wall within the [[Isthmus of Poseidon|Isthmus]] of [[Poseidon]] in [[Korinthia]] was named [[Wall of Nikias]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


Following the [[Battle of Amphipolis|Battle]] of [[Amphipolis]] in 422 BCE, Nicias led the Athenian delegation engaging [[Sparta]] in {{Wiki|Peace of Nicias|peace-talks}}.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 18</ref> However, the peace was not permanent. Although the treaty brought forth called for fifty years of peace, the treaty was broken within a decade.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Battle of Amphipolis: "The Fifty-Year Peace"</ref>
Following the [[Battle of Amphipolis|Battle]] of [[Amphipolis]] in 422 BCE, Nicias led the Athenian delegation engaging [[Sparta]] in {{Wiki|Peace of Nicias|peace-talks}},<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 18</ref> which was signed and settled a year later.<ref>{{WP|Peace of Nicias}}</ref> However, the peace was not permanent. Although the treaty brought forth called for fifty years of peace, the treaty was [[Thirty Tyrants|broken]] within a decade.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Battle of Amphipolis#The Fifty-Year Peace|Battle of Amphipolis: "The Fifty-Year Peace"]]</ref>
 
==Influence==
During the Peloponnesian War, a military camp set along a stone wall within the [[Isthmus of Poseidon|Isthmus]] of [[Poseidon]] in [[Korinthia]] was named [[Wall of Nikias]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 06:11, 4 November 2023

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Nicias (c. 470 – c. 413 BCE), alternatively Nikias, was an Athenian politician and general during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography

During the Peloponnesian War, a military camp set along a stone wall within the Isthmus of Poseidon in Korinthia was named Wall of Nikias.[1]

Following the Battle of Amphipolis in 422 BCE, Nicias led the Athenian delegation engaging Sparta in peace-talks,[2] which was signed and settled a year later.[3] However, the peace was not permanent. Although the treaty brought forth called for fifty years of peace, the treaty was broken within a decade.[4]

Appearances

References