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alcibiades
/ˌælsəˈbaɪədiz/
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What does alcibiades mean?
proper noun
- A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiádēs), notably borne by Alcibiades (450–404 B.C.), a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.
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/ˌælsəˈbaɪədiz/
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Go, live still, Be Alcibiades your plague, you his, And last so long enough.
At first, as we before said, there were only some slight suspicions advanced against Alcibiades, and accusations by certain slaves and strangers.
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The date at which Alcibiades "flourished" was ascertained, but what he was "noted for" got hopelessly mixed with what Thernistocles was "noted for."
It is said to represent the favourite dog of Alcibiades, and to have been the production of Myson, one of the most skillful artists of ancient times.
Socrates answered Alcibiades, who was astonished how he could endure the perpetual scolding of his wife, “Why,” said he, “as those do who are accustomed to the ordinary noise of wheels drawing water.”