Alcibiades and the Politics of Rumor in Thucydides
| dc.contributor.author | Reeve, C.D.C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T19:31:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T19:31:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-01-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/3270 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This is a story about Alcibiades, about Athens, and about the politics of rumor. When rumor set its claws into Alcibiades, it contributed not only to his own downfall, but to the downfall of Athens. The very traits that made Alcibiades an effective public figure also made him vulnerable to rumor. In the end, Thucydides himself excised rumor from his own histories because he came to see its destructive force | |
| dc.subject | Thucydides | |
| dc.subject | Alcibiades | |
| dc.subject | Athens | |
| dc.subject | Rumor | |
| dc.subject | Politics | |
| dc.title | Alcibiades and the Politics of Rumor in Thucydides | |
| dc.type | article | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T19:31:42Z | |
| dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
| dc.source.peerreviewed | TRUE | |
| dc.source.status | published | |
| dc.description.publicationtitle | Philosophic Exchange | |
| dc.contributor.organization | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | |
| dc.languate.iso | en_US |
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