Alcibiades

An absolute Athenian tragedy. The Sicilian Expedition of 413-415 BC was a decision that ultimately lead to the complete exhaustion of Athenian manpower, navy, and crucial resources. This decimation weakened the confidence of not only the Athenians, but of their allies as well. Within the long and tiring story of the Peloponnesian War, it is the Sicilian Expedition in which leadership stands as a vital factor in the end result. Besides the Athenians, Spartans did their job along side the Syracusans

the other guests of the symposium, namely Alcibiades, in favor of his own seemingly “better” conceptions. During Alcibiades’ speech, Socrates is depicted to be the embodiment of one who has ascended the “staircase” of love in which Diotima has described, and Alcibiades is depicted to be the embodiment of one who is at the bottom of this “staircase”(Plato, The Symposium, 49). Alcibiades states the numerous occurrences where Socrates has denied Alcibiades’ offer of sex, and it is established that Socrates

treaty. In 418 B.C.E., the new Athenian general, Alcibiades, convinced the assembly to break off the peace treaty and instead strike Spartan’s allies. In 416-415 B.C.E., the small island of Melos was taken over because of its refusal to sever ties with Sparta. Later in 415 B.C.E., in the hopes of conquering the wealthy Sicilian city of Syracuse, Alcibiades swayed the assembly to move forward with the invasion. Well, things did not go as planned. Alcibiades’ political opponents removed him from command

I. Norton Simon Museum II. Introduction A. This research paper will be analyzed of a painting that I observed from the Norton Simon Museum. It’s the painting of Alcibiades on His Knees Before His Mistress, by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee. The reason I chose this painting is because for me it was different from all other paintings I viewed in the museum. To me it was different

In one of his most accomplished works, Plato brings to light the topic of alcohol and the significance of drinking in The Symposium. Through this text, Plato is writing about philosophy is the setting of a narrative in order to reinforce the context of the story. Plato was a metaphilosophist that supported the theory of forms. He believed that understanding pure form, achieving true wisdom, is something that cannot be defined or reduced to words, and all people should strive to understand pure form

There are various individuals in the ancient Greece that effected in the war between Athens and Sparta; they include Alcibiades, Lysander, Nicias and Pericles. All these individuals according to Thucydides; they served in the army in various positions and were also politicians (Crawley 1903). According to Thucydides, the historian during the Peloponnesian War, Pericles was

2. The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by a poet or poets known as Homer. They were stories written about heroes in Mycenaeans times. Homer focused on one important event to base the stories after, the Trojan War. The story was about Paris Prince of Troy, taking Helen of Sparta from her husband. A war started to get Helen back to her husband because her husbands honor was hurt. The story told in the Odyssey is one of the king of Ithaca trying to return to his wife and son after being gone for

an ode to Love, the spirit. The philosopher, Socrates gave his speech last, claiming that his speech was merely a repetition of what a wise woman named Diotima once told him. The speech was a powerful one, but before the night was over, a drunk Alcibiades entered. He was asked to make a eulogy for Love as well, but instead, talked about the nature of Socrates. The nature of Love and the nature of Socrates turned out to be extremely similar. In

The book written by Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, contains two controversial debates between distinguished speakers of Athens. The two corresponding sides produce convincing arguments which can be taken as if produced as an honest opinion or out of self-interest. The two debates must be analyzed separately in order to conclude which one and which side was speaking out of honest opinion or self-interest, as well as which speakers are similar to each other in their approach to the situation

U.S. Army War College Carlisle, PA AY13 NICIAS: A Classic Study in Strategic Thinking BY Julius A. Rigole LTC, USA A guided response paper presented to the faculty of the U.S. Army War College, in partial satisfaction of the requirements of the Theory of War and Strategy (TWS) course. The contents of this paper reflect my own personal views and are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. Army War College or the Department of the Army. 7 September 2012 STS, Seminar 25 Root Hall