What are the Spartan and Athenian positions at the end of this section?
LESSON 12 Introduction/Summary: Alcibiades, fearing the Spartans, escapes to Bithynia. After being robbed, he decides to go to Artaxerxes (king of Persia) and ask for his aid against Sparta (and some security for himself). First, though, he goes to Pharnabazus (the Persian satrap) to ask for protection and safe conduct to the king. Meanwhile, the Spartans rule in Athens. The Athenians are sorry they rejected Alcibiades, and hope he will find some way to save them again; and that’s exactly what the Spartans are afraid of as well. The “official” version of the story at this point says that Lysander (the Spartan general) is ordered to have Alcibiades killed. Plutarch mentions that there may be other possibilities; Alcibiades did have personal enemies as well as political ones. Section to Read: From “After this, Alcibiades, standing in dread” to “in the manner just related.” Recommended omissions: The final part of the lesson, beginning with “Alcibiades resided at that time in a small vill
