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
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.
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