Alcibiades 9781848840690, 9781848849822, 9781848849839, 1848840691

Alcibiades is one of the most famous (or infamous) characters of Classical Greece. A young Athenian aristocrat, he came

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English Pages xv, 143 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Year 2011

Alcibiades
9781848840690, 9781848849822, 9781848849839, 1848840691

Author / Uploaded
Alcibiades;Alkibiades;Rhodes
Peter John

Table of contents :
Machine generated contents note: ch. I Sources and Modern Studies --
ch. II Background --
ch. III Childhood and Early Career: 451-416 --
ch. IV Sicilian Expedition and Alcibiades' Exile: 415-413 --
ch. V Sparta, Persia and Athens: 413-411 --
ch. VI Alcibiades and the Athenian Navy: 411-406 --
ch. VII Final Years: 406-404/3.

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