![]() ![]() ![]() Paul Cartledge, author of Democracy: A Life: Central to these processes was the flamboyant Alcibiades, and Stuttard, wearing his learning lightly, gives us a hugely entertaining biography that is simultaneously an exciting adventure story and a pithy history of the period. In Nemesis, he conveys the horror and the glory of the years of Athens’ greatness and decline. Robin Waterfield, author of Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece:ĭavid Stuttard is a recognized expert at making the ancient Greek world come alive for modern audiences. With deft skill, Stuttard navigates the ancient sources to offer the portrait not simply of a hero, or a villain, but of a man with equal talents and failings who managed to captivate the attention of the ancient world. Stuttard has offered us a colorful, lively, engaging analysis of one of ancient Greece’s most fascinating and slippery characters: Alcibiades. Michael Scott, author of Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West: ![]()
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