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Alcibiades

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Al·ci·bi·a·des  (ls-b-dz) 450?-404 b.c.
Athenian politician and general whose brilliant military career foundered during the Peloponnesian War (431-404), during which he changed allegiance three times.
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Noun1.AlcibiadesAlcibiades - ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)


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