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Forde, Steven

The Ambition to Rule : Alcibiades and the Politics of Imperialism / Steven Forde. - 1 online resource (216 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Problem of Thucydides and the l Problem of Alcibiades -- 1. The Alcibidean Moment -- 2. The Speeches of Alcibiades and Alcibiades' Political Views -- 3. Book Eight of Thucydides' History -- 4. Thucydides' Alcibiades -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

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This book is a fresh examination of Thucydides' treatment of Alcibiades in his History of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades' significance in the History, and his relation to Thucydides' political themes.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9781501745782

Standard No.: 10.7591/9781501745782 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Generals--Greece--Athens--Biography.
Imperialism.
Statesmen--Greece--Athens--Biography.
Ancient History & Classical Studies.
Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers.

LC Class. No.: DF230.A4 / F67 1989

Dewey Class. No.: 938/.05/0924 B