Athenian military power rested predominantly on its naval supremacy, yet this strength also proved to be a limitation.

.. the Athenians responded: “Our demand is to achieve what we consider feasible from what we truly have in mind, knowing well that both you and we understand that, according...

As the Athenian force moved towards the northeast, near modern-day Nea Zichni, an ambush awaited them. Thousands of Thracians from neighboring tribes, foreseeing the Athenian colonization as a future problem,...