Alcibiades
The Plutarch Podcast - A podcast by Tom Cox - grammaticus
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Send us a text Alcibiades fought and strategized for Athens, Sparta, Persia, Athens (again), and Thrace, proving that he fought the entire time only for himself. Was it vanity or pride? Enjoy the first truly negative portrayal Plutarch tries to give, though Plutarch in all his humanity can still defend Alcibiades from his most malicious detractors. Parallel: Coriolanus Important People Spartans: Agis II - Spartan King at the time Alcibiades defects to the Spartans. Alcibiades advises Agis ...
