Ancient Olympic Games

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 75. Chapters: Ancient Olympic competitors, Ancient Olympic sports, Long jump, Discus throw, Javelin throw, Philip II of Macedon, Alcibiades, Pankration, Milo of Croton, Hiero I of Syracuse, Wrestling, Chariot racing, Attalus I, Olympia, Greece, Pentathlon, Olympiad, Epinikion, Cynisca, Ancient Greek boxing, Amateur Pankration, Alexander I of Macedon, Greek wrestling, Dioxippus, Archelaus I of Macedon, Ancient Olympic pentathlon, Ancient Olympics in various places, Diagoras of Rhodes, Olive wreath, Dolichos, Chronicon, Hoplitodromos, Phlegon of Tralles, Hellanodikai, Ergoteles of Himera, Stadion, Bilistiche, Diaulos, Theron of Acragas, Arybbas of Epirus, Theagenes of Thasos, Cylon of Athens, Agriopas, Pyrrhias of Aetolia, Chilon of Patras, Chionis of Sparta, Timasitheus of Delphi, Leonidas of Rhodes, Agasias of Arcadia, Euryleonis, Coroebus of Elis, Astylos of Croton, Kleitomachos, Polydamas of Skotoussa, Philinus of Cos, Acanthus of Sparta, Herald and Trumpet contest, Damarchus, Philippus of Croton, Troilus of Elis, Chaeron of Pellene, Sostratus of Pellene, Xenophon of Corinth, Herodorus of Megara, Agesarchus of Tritaea, Onomastus of Smyrna, Oebotas of Dyme, Diocles of Corinth, Sotades of Crete, Alytarches, Xenophon of Aegium, Desmon of Corinth, Hysmon, Orsippus, Anticles of Messenia, Oxythemis of Coroneia, Dotades of Messenia, Hypenus of Elis, Polychares of Messenia, Diocles of Messenia, Leochares of Messenia, Xenocles of Messenia, Aristolycus of Athens, Anticles of Athens, Criton the Macedonian, Micinas of Rhodes, Demosthenes the Laconian, Cleomantis of Cleitor, Damasias of Amphipolis, Smicrinas of Taras, Grylus of Chalcis, Polycles of Cyrene. Excerpt: Alcibiades, son of Clinias, from the deme of Scambonidae ( ; Greek: , transliterated Alkibiádes Kleiníou Skambonides; c. 450-404 BC), was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War. He played a major role in the second half of that conflict as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician. During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his political allegiance on several occasions. In his native Athens in the early 410s BC, he advocated an aggressive foreign policy, and was a prominent proponent of the Sicilian Expedition, but fled to Sparta after his political enemies brought charges of sacrilege against him. In Sparta, he served as a strategic adviser, proposing or supervising several major campaigns against Athens. In Sparta too, however, Alcibiades soon made powerful enemies and was forced to defect to Persia. There he served as an adviser to the satrap Tissaphernes until his Athenian political allies brought about his recall. He then served as an Athenian General (Strategos) for several years, but his enemies eventually succeeded in exiling him a second time. The Sicilian Expedition was Alcibiades' idea, and scholars have argued that, had that expedition been under Alcibiades' command instead of Nicias', the expedition might not have met its eventual disastrous fate. In the years that he served Sparta, Alcibiades played a significant role in Athens' undoing; the capture of Decelea and the revolts of several critical Athenian subjects occurred either at his suggestion or under his supervision. Once restored to his native city, however, he played a crucial role in a string of Athenian ...