162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
In Alcibiades , first published in 1989, one of the most colourful and controversial figures of fifth-century Athens is presented in a sympathetic light. The author sets out to demonstrate how, in his manipulation of the Spartan representatives in 420 BC, in his successful formation of an Athenian-Argive alliance, and in his plan for the conquest of Syracuse, Alcibiades developed a style of... Read more
Table of figures; Abbreviations and short titles; Acknowledgements; Preface 1. Family, youth, and early influences 2. Alcibiades and the early stages of the Peloponnesian War 3. Alcibiades and the peace of Nicias, 421-426 4. Sicily and defection 5. Recall, triumph, and death; Appendix: Alcibiades, Genos, and Eupatridae; Chronological Table; Notes; Select Bibliography
Biography
Walter Ellis
