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Alcibiades: Athens' Most Dazzling and Dangerous Man
Alcibiades was the most charismatic, ambitious, and controversial figure of ancient Athens. A brilliant general, a shameless turncoat, and the man who almost single-handedly turned the Peloponnesian War into a personal drama. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore his life: his youth under Pericles' guardianship, his wild political rise, the fateful Sicilian Expedition he championed, his astonishing defections to Sparta and Persia, and his final, murky end at the hands of assassins. Along the way they touch on his influence on Socrates (who saved his life at Potidaea), his manipulation…
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