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Nicias

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5th c. BCE Athenian politician and general, son of Niceratus

PoliticiansLived 500 BC to 413 BC · aged 87
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Nicias was an Athenian politician and general, who was prominent during the Peloponnesian War. A member of the Athenian aristocracy, he inherited a large fortune from his father, and had investments in the silver mines around Laurion, in south-east Attica.

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Bust of NiciasBust of NiciasOstracon against Hyperbolus (c.417 BC)Ostracon against Hyperbolus (c.417 BC)Destruction of the Athenian army at SyracuseDestruction of the Athenian army at Syracuse

Politicians born in the 500s BC 6

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Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 500 BC to 413 BC · aged 87
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28 languages

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