Alcibiades Timeline

Pericles is ruler of Athens.

Life of Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.

The 2nd Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta (the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League) which involved all of Greece.

Pylos campaign, under Cleon and Demosthenes' command Athens defeats Sparta at Pylos.

Alcibiades is made strategos or general for the first time.

Alcibiades wins three chariot races at the Olympic Games.

Alcibiades persuades the Athenian assembly to send a military expedition to Sicily.

On the advice of Alcibiades the Spartans take over the Athenian-held fort of Dekeleia.

The oligarchy of the 400 take over the democracy in Athens and in a matter of months is replaced by an oligarchy of 5000.

Alcibiades leads the Athenian fleet to victory over Sparta at Cyzicus.

Alcibiades returns to Athens in triumph and is made strategos autokrater.

The Athenian fleet is defeated by Lysander of Sparta at Notium.

Athenian general Alcibiades makes his naval base on Samos.

End of the Peloponnesian war, Athens defeated By Sparta at Aigospotamoi, Rule of the Thirty Tyrants in Athens.

Alcibiades is murdered in Phrygia.