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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.
Alcibiades [ˌælsɪˈbaɪəˌdiːz]
n
(Biographies / (450 bc-404 bc) M, Athenian, POLITICS: statesman, MILITARY: general) 450-404 bc, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
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Noun1.Alcibiades - ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)Alcibiades - ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
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