CLA160H1 Lecture 15: CLA363 Lecture 15
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Pursuit of self interest is a tragedy, especially in thucydides. Athens had already been involved in sicily. Egesta was at war with selinus, selinus has syracuse as allies, egesta appealed to. Small allies ights lead to much greater wars. Egesta argued that syracuse would conquer sicily and then aid the peloponneians very common argument. If you help us you"ll become powerful. Fear of syr power, growing athenian power. The war will pay for itself! expediion is expensive bring money upfront, sicily is rich. Nicias says things to persuade athens (the more conservaive voice, thinks athens shouldn"t go on this overseas. Alcibiades thinks they should go to war, wants to lead the expediion. In going to sicily you"re leaving many enemies behind you, and you apparently want to make new ones. Pericles said don"t try to acquire new properies, the way we"ll win this war is relying on the allies we have, not acquiring new ones which is what the.
