{"product_id":"alcibiades-routledge-revivals-walter-ellis-9780415749343","title":"Alcibiades (Routledge Revivals)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlcibiades\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1989, one of the most colourful and controversial figures of fifth-century Athens is presented in a sympathetic light. The author sets out to demonstrate how, in his manipulation of the Spartan representatives in 420 BC, in his successful formation of an Athenian-Argive alliance, and in his plan for the conquest of Syracuse, Alcibiades developed a style of leadership that was characterised by audacity, ingenuity and skilful diplomacy. Further, his outstanding generalship during the Hellespontine War prompts speculation on how the Sicilian expedition might have ended had he also been in command. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn many respects the story of Alcibiades is the history of Athens in the twilight of its power; \u003ci\u003eAlcibiades \u003c\/i\u003esucceeds in constructing a continuous narrative of his political career without duplicating more conventional accounts, always focussing on his involvement in the course of the Peloponnesian War and his troubled relationship with his Athenian compatriots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter M. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415749344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415749343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d","brand":"Walter M. Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477202067711,"sku":"9780415749343","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9f4208e-a3f5-4867-aca9-535507743316.jpg?v=1715919336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alcibiades-routledge-revivals-walter-ellis-9780415749343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}