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Alcibiades the Chameleon: Athens' Most Dangerous Star
Alcibiades was the most dazzling and destructive figure of ancient Athens: a general, a traitor, a lover of Socrates, and a man who switched sides between Athens, Sparta, and Persia. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore his life — from his aristocratic birth and scandalous youth to his role in the Sicilian Expedition, his defection to Sparta, and his final years as a fugitive. They discuss how his charm and ambition led Athens to disaster at Syracuse, how he advised the Spartans against his own city, and how he returned in triumph only to be exiled again. Along the way, they touch on the…
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