Life
- Prominent controversial Athenian statesman and general
- Lived 450–404 BC
- The last famous member of the Alcmaeonidae clan (close relative of Pericles)
- He was handsome and loved by the public
- He was a friend of Socrates (whom he tried to unsuccessfully seduce)
- In the end, he was assassinated by a Spartan proxy in Asia Minor
Peloponnesian War
- Very chaotic and important character in the war, switched sides a few times (read more in the note)