P. J. Rhodes was the resident specialist in Greek history at Durham University's Department of Classics and Ancient History for 40 years. Since his retirement in 2005 he has been Honorary and Emeritus Professor. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, where he was vice-chairman of the Classical Antiquity Section 1999-2002 and chairman 2002-5, and is a Foreign Member of the Royal Danish Academy. He written many previous works on classical history, including translations of Thucydides (books II, III and IV-V.24). He lives in Durham.
"...quite informative...a clear and multifaceted portrait of
Alcibiades that should be informative and useful for newcomer and
veteran reader alike. The book has a distinct academic edge and
clearly does it best to strive for scientific objectivity, but it
never goes so far as to become a dry read..."-- "Ancient
Warfare"
"...this treatment of Alcibiades by P. J. Rhodes, one of the most
outstanding Greek historians of our time, is successful in bringing
one of the most interesting and controversial characters to a wider
audience in an intelligent manner that should also prove valuable
as a classroom text... with a masterful control of literary and
epigraphic sources, he places Alcibiades in his proper context as
an ultimately disastrous figure who was, however, profoundly
successful in convincing his contemporaries--and posterity as a
result--of his importance. This book is particularly useful not
only to the general reader, but as a classroom text for upper-level
courses. I should add that it also provides an outstanding summary
of fifth-century political and military history; the necessarily
close coverage of the period from 412-406 BC, which is fraught with
controversy, is especially good."-- "Bryn Mawr Classical Review"
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