Athenian Strategy for Execution of Sicily Expedition
When formulating a strategy, one should clearly define the ends and ensure that the methodology or ways employed to attain the ends are the appropriate so as to avoid unintended consequences which, might have a detrimental effect on the achievement of desired results. The tool for strategy test such as sustainability, acceptability, feasibility, as well as risk must be a guiding factor to ensure the authenticity of the strategy at hand. Strategy aspects must be synchronized and integrated in such a way that it incorporates all instruments of elements of power.
The purpose of the paper is to analyze the development of the Athenian strategy on expedition to Sicily by making use of ends, ways, …show more content…
The cities in Sicily were peopled by motley rables, and easily change their institution and adopt new ones in their stead; and consequently the inhabitants, being without a feeling of patriotism, are not provided with arms for their person, and have not regularly established themselves on the land. In his address Alcibiades argue that the Sicilians are politically weak and will be easily divided; that babarians will help the Athenians, and that the Spartans, whose navy will remain inferior to the Athenian fleet left at home, will be unable to injure Athens during the Sicilian …show more content…
This was after news has come that the Egestaeans could no longer provide money for the sustainment of the expedition in Sicily as previously agreed. They attempted to negotiate with Rhegians, and called upon them to assist their Leontine kinsmen; but the Rhegians replied that they will not side with either party, but they should wait the decision of the rest of the Italian, and do as they did. They also failed to secure alliance with Messanians who lay right in the passage and entrance to Sicily and would afford and excellent harbor and base of the army, as their first entry into the Island. Irrespective of all these difficulties in trying to secure alliances, Athenians succeeded to defeat and capture other cities.
Athenians failed to attack the Syracusans while they were not prepared and this could have had a good opportunity for the rest of the Sicilians to join Athenians, without waiting to see which were the strongest and they should have made Megara their naval station as a place to retreat to and a base to which to attack; It was an inhabited place at no great distance from Syracuse either by land or by
When formulating a strategy, one should clearly define the ends and ensure that the methodology or ways employed to attain the ends are the appropriate so as to avoid unintended consequences which, might have a detrimental effect on the achievement of desired results. The tool for strategy test such as sustainability, acceptability, feasibility, as well as risk must be a guiding factor to ensure the authenticity of the strategy at hand. Strategy aspects must be synchronized and integrated in such a way that it incorporates all instruments of elements of power.
The purpose of the paper is to analyze the development of the Athenian strategy on expedition to Sicily by making use of ends, ways, …show more content…
The cities in Sicily were peopled by motley rables, and easily change their institution and adopt new ones in their stead; and consequently the inhabitants, being without a feeling of patriotism, are not provided with arms for their person, and have not regularly established themselves on the land. In his address Alcibiades argue that the Sicilians are politically weak and will be easily divided; that babarians will help the Athenians, and that the Spartans, whose navy will remain inferior to the Athenian fleet left at home, will be unable to injure Athens during the Sicilian …show more content…
This was after news has come that the Egestaeans could no longer provide money for the sustainment of the expedition in Sicily as previously agreed. They attempted to negotiate with Rhegians, and called upon them to assist their Leontine kinsmen; but the Rhegians replied that they will not side with either party, but they should wait the decision of the rest of the Italian, and do as they did. They also failed to secure alliance with Messanians who lay right in the passage and entrance to Sicily and would afford and excellent harbor and base of the army, as their first entry into the Island. Irrespective of all these difficulties in trying to secure alliances, Athenians succeeded to defeat and capture other cities.
Athenians failed to attack the Syracusans while they were not prepared and this could have had a good opportunity for the rest of the Sicilians to join Athenians, without waiting to see which were the strongest and they should have made Megara their naval station as a place to retreat to and a base to which to attack; It was an inhabited place at no great distance from Syracuse either by land or by