Plutarch's Lives 6 - 1809 Author:John Langhorne Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE ALCIBIADES. SUMMARY. JVustrioi:s birth, and personal beauty of Alcibiades. His character, und iiianntrs. His motive for refusing to team to play Oh ... more »ike flute. The imputations cast upon his youth: his friendship witk Socrates. His treatment of a ttranger, by uhom he was admired. His volatility. Socrates and he save each other's l(fe. He gives a box on tlte ear to Hipponiais, whose daughter he afterward marries: he engages in political life. His eloquence. His prodigality in horses and racing. His competition with Nicias and Plueai. He procures the banishment of Hyperbolas; and causes Nicias to be suspected. He deceives the Lacedaemonians: and forms a league against them. Battle of Mantinea. His voluptuous mode oflfff; und favour with the people. The expedition to Sicily. He if named jointly with Nicias and Lamachus to the command. Din. couraging omens. He is charged with hat-ing mutilated the statues of Mercury ; but obliged to set off for Sicily before his trial. Andocides saves himself, by impeaching several innocent persons. Alcibiades recalled, and condemned: withdraws first to Argos, and afterward to Sparta. His accommodating adoption of manners the most different. He stirs up hostilitiet against Athens. Takes refuge with the Persian satrap Tisaphernes. Disturbances in Athens. Alcibiades detects the treason of Phrynithus. The aristocracy possess tliemsche of the supreme authority at Athens. Alcibiades placed by the army at their head. Renders several important services to his country : defeats the Lacedaemonian fleet; is seized by Tisaphernes, but escapes and gains a second victory over Miadaras and Pharnabazus ; the latter of whom is again defeated ly Alcibiadty and Thrasyllus. Alcibiades besieges Chaletdon, routs Pharnabazus, and takes Selybria. Capture of Chalc...« less