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The Sicilian Expedition: Anatomy of the Collapse of an Extractive Order
What is the central argument of “The Sicilian Expedition”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-03
How the hunger for plunder and public wages drove Athens beyond the sea, and how the most splendid fleet ever assembled became the tomb of the empire that had built it In the summer of 415 BCE the most magnificent expedition that any single Greek city had ever put to sea set sail from the Piraeus, and what drove it was not a calculation of security but the craving for gain of a multitude that had made the empire its livelihood.
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