The Alchemy of Alcibiades

There are some historical figures and periods that just seem to attract historical fiction.

One of these characters is the Athenian politician and general, Alcibiades, and the period of the Peloponnesian War—the conflict between the Greek states Athens and Sparta, from 431-404 BC., including Athens ill-fated expedition against Syracuse.

Alcibiades was a charismatic and polarising figure, both the darling and daemon of his native Athens and his era, who switched sides several times between Athen...