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- DictionaryAl·ci·bi·a·des/ˌalsəˈbīədēz/
- 1. (c. 450–404 bc), Athenian general and statesman who held commands during the Peloponnesian Wars against Sparta (431–404).
Alcibiades 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....