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Alcibiades (; 450–404 BC) was an Athenian statesman and general. The last of the Alcmaeonidae, he played a major role in the second half of the Peloponnesian War as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician, but subsequently fell from prominence. During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his political allegiance several times. In his native Athens in the early 410s BC, he advocated an aggressive foreign policy and was a prominent proponent of the Sicilian Expedition. After his political enemies brought charges of sacrilege against him, he fled to Sparta, where he served as a strategic adviser, proposing or supervising several major campaigns against Athens. However, Alcibiades made powerful enemies in Sparta too, and defected to Persia. There he served as an adviser to the satrap Tissaphernes until Athenian political allies brought about his recall. He served as an Athenian general (strategos) for several years, but enemies eventually succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcibiades Being Taught By Socrates
''Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates'' is 1777 painting by the French painter François-André Vincent. It depicts the Athenian general Alcibiades alongside the Greek philosopher Socrates. The painting is located at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier. It was displayed at the Salon of 1777 with ''Belisarius'' (1776), another of Vincent's paintings.'''' A copy of the work, made the same year as the original, is owned by the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately .... Notes References {{reflist External links * ''Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates'' aNationalmuseum 1777 paintings History paintings Oil on canvas paintings Paintings by François-André Vincent Cultural depictions of Socrates Paintings in the Musée Fabre Paintings i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
