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Plato's attempt to practice philosopher-king politics in Syracuse failed badly, angering the king and forcing Plato to rely on wealth and friends to escape.
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Syracuse
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He says Syracuse's navy cut Athenian resupply, the Athenian army was wiped out, and the defeat contributed to the collapse of the Athenian empire.
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Jiang says the turning point in the Peloponnesian War was the pointless and costly Sicilian expedition, which damaged Athens not only by losing men but by bringing Syracuse into the war as a new naval opponent.
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"...all their soldiers in the expedition, but they'd also brought in Syracuse into the war, and Syracuse had a navy, as far as they..."
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"...very common. So Plato himself actually went to a place called Syracuse. Syracuse is a city on the island of Sicily. It's very prosperous...."
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"...before, okay? So they sent this huge expedition against Sicily. And Syracuse, which was a naval power, were surprised, because they were like, why..."
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"reason why is Syracuse had also the navy, and they could stop the Athenian navy from resupplying the Athenian troops. And therefore, the Athenian..."
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"...a massive expedition against Sicily they get they lose they drag Syracuse which has a navy into the war now Sparta Syracuse combined against..."
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"...fighting enemies overseas sparta and um it's and uh sicily uh syracuse it was also fighting an internal civil war right so there was..."
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"...and then their troops are forced to surrender against a superior Syracuse counter offensive. I think, I think we have a very similar scenario..."
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"...has a navy. Therefore, we need a massive expedition force against Syracuse and Sicily. Okay? We need at least 5,000 soldiers. That's a lot...."
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"...a great idea. Let's send a massive force against Sicily and Syracuse so the war can be won just like that. Okay? Shock and..."
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