Alcibiades

World History Encyclopedia

English - January 07, 2020 15:48 - 8 minutes - 13 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Alcibiades, written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by Richard de Man: https://www.ancient.eu/Alcibiades/

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Alcibiades (or Alkibiades) was a gifted and flamboyant Athenian statesman and general whose shifting of sides during the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BCE earned him a reputation for cunning and treachery. Good-looking and rich, he was also notorious for his extravagant lifestyle and loose morals. Never short of enemies or admirers - amongst whom was Socrates - he was one of the most colourful leaders in the history of Classical Athens.