Â For 10 points, name this initiative advocated by Alcibiades, an expedition to capture Syracuse by the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War.
One of the first actions of this initiative was the destruction of Hyccara, while the town of Catana joined it after the elders who opposed it fled through an accidentally demolished gate. Â The main target of this initiative consisted of the island Ortygia and a mainland portion called Achradina. Â That target was protected by the Wall of Gelon, which forced the commanders of this initiative to land on the (*) Epipolae. Â Its survivors were put to work in a nearby quarry, and it was doomed by the arrival of troops under Gylippus. Â This initiative saw an abortive effort to encircle the defenders through wall building, and it led to the deaths of Demosthenes and Nicias. Â For 10 points, name this initiative advocated by Alcibiades, an expedition to capture Syracuse by the Athenians during the Peloponnesian War.
One of the first actions of this initiative was the destruction of Hyccara, while the town of Catana joined it after the elders who opposed it fled through an accidentally demolished gate.
Sicilian Expedition [accept equivalents]