A naval commander decided to wait twenty-seven more days before leaving this island after seeing alunar eclipse. The hot-blooded Lamachus got his army trapped in a ditch on this island, whose defensewas galvanized by Gylippus. Distracted defenders of this island were attacke
A naval commander decided to wait twenty-seven more days before leaving this island after seeing alunar eclipse. The hot-blooded Lamachus got his army trapped in a ditch on this island, whose defensewas galvanized by Gylippus. Distracted defenders of this island were attacked during a festival to Artemisby Marcus Claudius Marcellus, whose forces were supposedly stymied by a (*) death ray made with a giantmirror and a mechanical claw that could drag entire ships out of the water. Nicias was executed at the end of amilitary campaign against this island planned by Alcibiades. While drawing circles, Archimedes was killed by Romansoldiers on this island. For 10 points, name this island, the target of an Athenian "expedition" that failed to captureSyracuse.