Sicilian Expedition

The deadly mirrors that burned the Roman ships during the siege of Syracuse – Debate 2,200 years later about whether it actually occurred

Writer Giannis Lignadis and director Dimitris Lignadis present the second part of their original dramatization of Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War" at the Athens Concert Hall from October 10-13. "Lessons of War II: The 'Sicilian Drama'" presents episodes from the disastrous Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC).

Yiannis Lignadis' "Lessons of War II: The Sicilian Dramas" is the second part of an original dramatization of Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War." Directed by Dimitris Lignadis, the play draws material from the sixth, seventh and part of the eighth book of Thucydides' "History," presenting key aspects of the war's second phase, the Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC), which resulted in