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Alcibiades (Routledge Revivals) by Walter M. Ellis (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415749344

ISBN-139780415749343

eBay Product ID (ePID)215240989

Product Key Features

Number of Pages142 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAlcibiades (Routledge Revivals)

Publication Year2015

SubjectAncient / General, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, Political, Historical, Military

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorWalter M. Ellis

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight7.7 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal938.05092

Table Of ContentTable 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

SynopsisIn 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 leadership that was characterised by audacity, ingenuity and skilful diplomacy. Further, his outstanding generalship during the Hellespontine War prompts speculation on how the Sicilian expedition might have ended had he also been in command. In many respects the story of Alcibiades is the history of Athens in the twilight of its power; Alcibiades succeeds in constructing a continuous narrative of his political career without duplicating more conventional accounts, always focussing on his involvement in the course of the Peloponnesian War and his troubled relationship with his Athenian compatriots.