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Gaius Julius Zoilos
Mary Beard • SPQR
The Athenians’ love-hate affair with Alcibiades did not end with his initial act of betrayal: four years after the Sicilian Expedition they recalled him to command a naval fleet, the successes of which eventually led them to reverse his condemnation for impiety—only to go on to dismiss him again shortly thereafter, due to a military defeat. After
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Gaius Julius Zoilos
Mary Beard • SPQR
the athenians attempted to unify the dichotomy between aristrocractic excellence and democratic equality. While unlike their predecessors, they adopted the new political system of democracy, the longing towards excellence still remained. One interesting example is regarding the symposium. Originating from the root words sym (together? talk?) and
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