With the death of Lamachus in battle some time later, command of the Sicilian Expedition fell into the hands of Nicias, whom modern scholars have judged to be an inadequate military leader.
Coa morte de Lámaco en batalla pouco tempo despois, a expedición siciliana recaeu sobre as mans de Nicias, a quen os eruditos modernos xulgaron que foi un inadecuado xefe militar.