In #Plato’s work, #Alcibiades is portrayed as a talented but flawed individual whose potential is undermined by his lack of self-knowledge and “susceptibility to external influences.”
Subsequently, Alcibiades defects from Athens to Sparta, and then Persia 
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. https://www.worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/ #History #Alcibiades #Athens #GreekGovernment
On 7 June 415 BCE, various statues of the god Hermes were desecrated in Athens. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1684/the-desecration-of-the-statues-of-hermes-415-bce/ #History #Alcibiades #Athens #Hermes
The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies came in two stages: from c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Peloponnesian_War/ #History #Alcibiades #Athens #DelianLeague
In the ancient Greek world, warfare was seen as a necessary evil of the human condition. https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Warfare/ #History #Alcibiades #AlexandertheGreat #Ares
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. https://www.worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/ #History #Alcibiades #Athens #GreekGovernment
The battle of Cynossema, in 411 BCE, was an Athenian victory during the final years of the Peloponnesian War. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1400/the-battle-of-cynossema/ #History #Alcibiades #DelianLeague #Nicias
This text is part of an article series on the Delian League. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/952/the-delian-league-part-5-the-peace-of-nicias-quadr/ #History #Alcibiades #Argos #Athens
Segesta (or Egesta), located in the north-west corner of Sicily, was an important trading town from the 7th century BCE onwards. https://www.worldhistory.org/Segesta/ #History #Alcibiades #MagnaGraecia #PeloponnesianWar
In the ancient Greek world, warfare was seen as a necessary evil of the human condition. https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Warfare/ #History #Alcibiades #AlexandertheGreat #Ares
Plato (12): De liefde van Alkibiades https://sargasso.nl/plato-12-de-liefde-van-alkibiades-2/ #Alcibiades #Alkibiades #Filosofie #Symposion #Socrates #Sokrates #Plato
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...https://www.worldhistory.org/Segesta/ #Alcibiades #MagnaGraecia #PeloponnesianWar
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: https://www.meetup.com/global-agora/events/289253625/
#Brooklyn #booklaunch #newbook #character #socrates #Alcibiades #leadership #leaders #philosophy #BlackSpringBooks #BlackSpring
