Preface | p. 11 |
Abbreviations | p. 13 |
Introduction | p. 19 |
Moralism | p. 19 |
Story | p. 60 |
Text | p. 79 |
The Proem (Alc. I) | p. 97 |
An Intriguing Beginning | p. 97 |
Making a Start | p. 100 |
Conclusions | p. 117 |
A Difficult Character (Alc. 2-9) | p. 119 |
On Character Changes and Innate Passions (Alc. 2.1) | p. 119 |
Childhood Stories (Alc. 2.2-3.2) | p. 121 |
How to Distinguish Flatterers from a Friend (Alc. 4-6) | p. 131 |
Sayings and Doings of a Young Adult (Alc. 7-9) | p. 151 |
Conclusions | p. 162 |
The Ascent to Power (Alc. 10-15) | p. 167 |
A Spectacular Entry (Alc. 10.1-2) | p. 167 |
Alcibiades' Rhetoric (Alc. 10.3-4) | p. 169 |
The Olympic Triumph (Alc. 11-12) | p. 171 |
The Struggle for Power in Athens (Alc. 13) | p. 176 |
Breaking the Peace of Nicias (Alc. 14-15) | p. 188 |
Conclusions | p. 208 |
A Thought-Provoking Transition (Alc. 16) | p. 215 |
Dividing Public Opinion | p. 215 |
Combining Source Material | p. 220 |
The Great Reversal (Alc. 17.1-23.3) | p. 225 |
Thinking about the Conquest of Sicily (Alc. 17.1-18.5) | p. 225 |
From Mutilation to Condemnation (Alc. 18.6-22.5) | p. 239 |
Alcibiades' Defection to Sparta (Alc. 23.1-3) | p. 261 |
Conclusions | p. 264 |
The Art of Adaptation (Alc. 23.4-5) | p. 269 |
Alcibiades' Adaptation of his Conduct | p. 269 |
Plutarch's Adaptation of his Material | p. 272 |
From Sparta to Samos (Alc. 23.6-26.9) | p. 279 |
From Sparta to Sardis (Alc. 23.6-25.2) | p. 279 |
From Sardis to Samos (Alc. 25.3-26.9) | p. 291 |
Conclusions | p. 304 |
Fighting His Way Back (Alc. 27-31) | p. 309 |
A Quest for Glory (Alc. 27.1-2) | p. 309 |
The Battle of Abydus (Alc. 27.3-6[15]) | p. 310 |
In Prison (Alc. 27.6[16]-28.2[28]) | p. 312 |
The Battle of Cyzicus (Alc. 28.2[28]-10) | p. 314 |
Alcibiades and Thrasyllus (Alc. 29.1-5) | p. 318 |
The Expedition against Chalcedon (Alc. 29.6-30.2) | p. 319 |
The Capture of Selybria (Alc. 30.3-10) | p. 320 |
The Chalcedon-Treaty (Alc. 31.1-2) | p. 322 |
The Capture of Byzantium (Alc. 31.3-8) | p. 323 |
Conclusions | p. 326 |
At the Height of His Glory (Alc. 32-34) | p. 331 |
Alcibiades' Return to Athens (Alc. 32.1-34.2) | p. 331 |
Alcibiades' Restoration of the Procession to Eleusis (Alc. 34.3-7) | p. 341 |
Conclusions | p. 346 |
A Tragic Downfall (Alc. 35-39) | p. 351 |
In Absentia (Alc. 35.1-36.5) | p. 351 |
A New Blow (Alc. 36.6-37.8) | p. 372 |
The Final Act (Alc. 38-39) | p. 385 |
Conclusions | p. 394 |
Conclusions | p. 399 |
Story | p. 399 |
Text | p. 410 |
Moralism | p. 417 |
Bibliography | p. 425 |
Index of Plutarch Passages | p. 469 |
Index of Passages in Other Authors | p. 487 |
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