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The Rise and Fall of Athens

The Art of Manliness

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Alcibiades, a Young Athenaean Hero

Alcibiades was born around 52 b c, the zenith of athenian cultural power and influence. His childhood is spent in the household of pericles, so he can really get an idea of what power is all about. At some stage in his adolescence, though, he comes under the auspices of one of the most influential people in athens,. The great philosopher socrates. And how these two sort of attracted one another was really something which interested the ancient very, very much.

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