Thucydides and Philistus on the first Athenian expedition to Sicily
Journal title ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE
Author/s Santo Mazzarino, Cristina Soraci
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2024/1-2
Language Italian Pages 71 P. 17-87 File size 5138 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASSO2024-001002
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This article examines the subject of the first Athenian expedition to Sicily (427-424 BC) through a critical re-evaluation of the available literary sources (Thucydides, Philistus, Diodorus, and minor texts). With methodological rigour, the author demonstrates certain limitations and inaccuracies in Thucydides’ account, in particular its ‘Athenocentric’ framework, and emphasises the importance of Philistus’ alternative reconstruction, which, though more fragmentary, is closer to the Sicilian perspective.
Keywords: the first Athenian expedition to Sicily, Thucydides, Philistus, Diodorus
Santo Mazzarino, Cristina Soraci, Tucidide e Filisto sulla prima spedizione ateniese in Sicilia in "ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE" 1-2/2024, pp 17-87, DOI: 10.3280/ASSO2024-001002