---
name: Nicias of Athens
name_greek: Νικίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: dkw
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/nicias-of-athens-dkw"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Nicias of Athens

*Νικίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `dkw` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/nicias-of-athens-dkw)

Nicias, Athenian general and statesman of the 5th century BCE. Surviving works include an epistle. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Athenian Expedition to Syracuse](https://eulogikon.org/works/nicias-athens-expedition-syracuse-dkw-aa) — *Ἐπιστολή* · `dkw-aa`

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