A leader of this event was arrested before it took place for destroying stone markers called hermai.
An account states that when a barber heard about this event and tried to tell others about it, he ended up being tortured for disturbing the city. At the very end of this event, a force's members trampled each other trying to get water at the Assinarus River. A leader of this event was arrested before it took place for destroying stone markers called hermai. The arrival of Gylippus galvanized one side during this event, encouraging them to mount stronger resistance. Nicias was captured during this event, which was the brainchild of Alcibiades, who had defected to Sparta immediately prior to it taking place. For 10 points, name this event during the Peloponnesian War, a disastrous Athenian attack on the island where Syracuse is located.
An account states that when a barber heard about this event and tried to tell others about it, he ended up being tortured for disturbing the city.
Sicilian Expedition [prompt on siege of Syracuse] &lt;Cheyne&gt;