Is There an Element of Intellectual Arrogance in the Sicilian Expedition?

Soidades is warning about the dangers of both intellectual arrogance and national chavinism. The sicilian expedition was led by a brilliant, aristocratic military genius called alcibiades. He wanted to take over Greece's largest democracy 800 miles away from its base in Sicily. But Nicias said they couldn't do that because there were no allies on the island. And so lamacus told them to just go straight right now to the capital at syracuse and take it. It becomes kind of a tragedy, sophiclyan tragedy. So will put it's vert.