He actually started his own political program. He was a very combative politician. His plans were usually, at least partly, for his own selfish purposes. He was an incredibly self centered. Alcibiades was a leader in the Peloponnesian War. He convinced the Athenians to join an anti-Spartan alliance. He co-led an Athenian force to assist the Argives against the Spartans, but the Spartans defeated the alliance at Mantinea. Another one of the expeditions that we was a leader of was the Sicilian campaign. They were going to attack the city of Syracuse in Sicily. He was appointed to share command with Nicias and Lamachus. But before the expedition took off, the hermai were mutilated. Alcibiades was accused of committing this crime. He demanded to have the an investigation before he left on the expedition, but that did not happen. He actually left and reached Sicily before he was summoned back to Athens to stand trial, although there was almost no chance of the crime to have been committed by him. This left Nicias, an almost completely incapable leader, in charge. This led to
He actually started his own political program. He was a very combative politician. His plans were usually, at least partly, for his own selfish purposes. He was an incredibly self centered. Alcibiades was a leader in the Peloponnesian War. He convinced the Athenians to join an anti-Spartan alliance. He co-led an Athenian force to assist the Argives against the Spartans, but the Spartans defeated the alliance at Mantinea. Another one of the expeditions that we was a leader of was the Sicilian campaign. They were going to attack the city of Syracuse in Sicily. He was appointed to share command with Nicias and Lamachus. But before the expedition took off, the hermai were mutilated. Alcibiades was accused of committing this crime. He demanded to have the an investigation before he left on the expedition, but that did not happen. He actually left and reached Sicily before he was summoned back to Athens to stand trial, although there was almost no chance of the crime to have been committed by him. This left Nicias, an almost completely incapable leader, in charge. This led to