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Nicias

[ nish-ee-uhs ]

noun

  1. died 413 b.c., Athenian statesman and general.


Nicias

/ ˈnɪsɪəs /

noun

  1. Nicias414 bcMAthenianPOLITICS: statesmanMILITARY: general died 414 bc , Athenian statesman and general. He ended the first part of the Peloponnesian War by making peace with Sparta (421)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

This Nicias was an honest man; but he was unfortunately rather dull, and very slow about deciding anything.

A large fleet was prepared, and Nicias, Lam´a-chus, and Alcibiades were chosen generals of the expedition.

Yet with what superstition they have been beheld since the Tragedy of Nicias and his Army, many examples declare.

The characters of Nicias and Laches are indicated by their opinions on the exhibition of the man fighting in heavy armour.

At their request, Nicias and Laches have accompanied them to see a man named Stesilaus fighting in heavy armour.

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