Alcibiades
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(c.450–404 BC), Athenian general and statesman. He led the unsuccessful Athenian expeditions against Sparta and Sicily during the Peloponnesian War but fled to Sparta after being charged with sacrilege.
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ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
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Alcibiades was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of ancient Athens during the citys golden age in the late 5th century BC. He played a central role in the second half of the Peloponnesian War and later, after a political shift, also served the citys rivals Sparta and Persia. His complex and volatile nature, marked by treachery and unpredictability, made him one of the most famous personalities in ancient Hellas.
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