WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Alcibiades, (born c. 450 bce, Athens [Greece]-died 404, Phrygia [now in Turkey]), brilliant but unscrupulous Athenian politician and military commander who provoked the sharp political antagonisms at Athens that were the main causes of Athens’ defeat by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War (431–404 bce).

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Good-looking and rich, he was also notorious for his extravagant lifestyle and loose morals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Back in Athens, Alcibiades’ enemies accused him of mismanaging the army. They argued that he left the army in Antiochus’s care so he could go drinking and visit brothels. The people of Athens once again turned on Alcibiades, who was forced to flee to Thrace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shortly after being appointed, Alcibiades negotiated the Peace of Nicias, which was a truce between Sparta and Athens during the Peloponnesian War. The terms of this treaty were that Athens and Sparta would be given back everything they had held before the start of the war.

Detailed explanation-5: -He then left for the western capital of Persia, Sardis, but was recalled by the Athenian navy to help their fleet in 411. During the next three years, Alcibiades led the Athenians to several victories against the Spartans in the Hellespont. Believing he had restored his reputation, he returned to Athens in 407.