The Life of Alcibiades Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens |
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| Author:
| Romilly, Jacqueline de |
| Translator:
| Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell |
| Series title: | Cornell Studies in Classical Philology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-1975-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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This biography of Alcibiades, the charismatic Athenian statesman and general (c. 450-404 BC) who achieved both renown and infamy during the Peloponnesian War, is both an extraordinary adventure story and a cautionary tale that reveals the dangers that political opportunism and demagoguery pose to democracy. As Jacqueline de Romilly brilliantly...
This biography of Alcibiades, the charismatic Athenian statesman and general (c. 450-404 BC) who achieved both renown and infamy during the Peloponnesian War, is both an extraordinary adventure story and a cautionary tale that reveals the dangers that political opportunism and demagoguery pose to democracy. As Jacqueline de Romilly brilliantly...