Coach Pāṇini ®<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plato</span></a>’s work, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> is portrayed as a talented but flawed individual whose potential is undermined by his lack of self-knowledge and “susceptibility to external influences.”</p><p>Subsequently, Alcibiades defects from Athens to Sparta, and then Persia 👀</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Alcibiades" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Al</span><span class="invisible">cibiades</span></a></p>
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World History Encyclopedia<p>Alcibiades (or Alkibiades) was a gifted and flamboyant Athenian statesman and general whose shifting of sides during the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BCE earned him a reputation for cunning and treachery. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Athens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GreekGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreekGovernment</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>On 7 June 415 BCE, various statues of the god Hermes were desecrated in Athens. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1684/the-desecration-of-the-statues-of-hermes-415-bce/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/article/1684/</span><span class="invisible">the-desecration-of-the-statues-of-hermes-415-bce/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Athens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hermes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hermes</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies came in two stages: from c. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian</span><span class="invisible">_War/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Athens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DelianLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DelianLeague</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>In the ancient Greek world, warfare was seen as a necessary evil of the human condition. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Warfare/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/Greek_Warfare</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlexandertheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlexandertheGreat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ares" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ares</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Alcibiades (or Alkibiades) was a gifted and flamboyant Athenian statesman and general whose shifting of sides during the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BCE earned him a reputation for cunning and treachery. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Athens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GreekGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreekGovernment</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>The battle of Cynossema, in 411 BCE, was an Athenian victory during the final years of the Peloponnesian War. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1400/the-battle-of-cynossema/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/article/1400/</span><span class="invisible">the-battle-of-cynossema/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DelianLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DelianLeague</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nicias" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nicias</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>This text is part of an article series on the Delian League. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/952/the-delian-league-part-5-the-peace-of-nicias-quadr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/article/952/t</span><span class="invisible">he-delian-league-part-5-the-peace-of-nicias-quadr/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Argos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Argos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Athens</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Segesta (or Egesta), located in the north-west corner of Sicily, was an important trading town from the 7th century BCE onwards. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Segesta/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">worldhistory.org/Segesta/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MagnaGraecia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MagnaGraecia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeloponnesianWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeloponnesianWar</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Lysander (d. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Lysander/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">worldhistory.org/Lysander/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GreekWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreekWarfare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lysander" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lysander</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>In the ancient Greek world, warfare was seen as a necessary evil of the human condition. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Warfare/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/Greek_Warfare</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlexandertheGreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlexandertheGreat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ares" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ares</span></a></p>
Sargasso<p>Plato (12): De liefde van Alkibiades <a href="https://sargasso.nl/plato-12-de-liefde-van-alkibiades-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sargasso.nl/plato-12-de-liefde</span><span class="invisible">-van-alkibiades-2/</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Alkibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alkibiades</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Filosofie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Filosofie</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Symposion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Symposion</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Socrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socrates</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Sokrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sokrates</span></a> <a href="https://social.sargasso.nl/tags/Plato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plato</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Segesta (or Egesta), located in the north-west corner of Sicily, was an important trading town from the 7th century BCE onwards. Situated on the strategically advantageous slopes of Mt. Barbaro, yet still close enough to the coast to support a trading port, Segesta established itself as the most important regional town of the Elymi people. Flourishing in the 5th century BCE, Segesta continued t...<a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Segesta/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">worldhistory.org/Segesta/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MagnaGraecia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MagnaGraecia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeloponnesianWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeloponnesianWar</span></a></p>
Skye Cleary<p>Tomorrow (11/4) in Brooklyn, I'll be in conversation with Massimo Pigliucci about his new book "The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders"! All welcome! Details: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/global-agora/events/289253625/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meetup.com/global-agora/events</span><span class="invisible">/289253625/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brooklyn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booklaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booklaunch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>character</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alcibiades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alcibiades</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leaders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackSpringBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSpringBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackSpring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSpring</span></a></p>
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