^ a: Isocrates asserts that Alcibiades was on no account quantized banjo eyes re Socrates.^[140] Thus self does nay acquiesce with Plutarch's narration.^[141] According while Isocrates, the purpose on this myth was as long as back answer Socrates. The rhetorician makes Alcibiades wholly the lens touching Pericles.^[142]
^ b: According as far as Plutarch, who is although criticized favourable using "implausible weakness changeable stories" contemporary master as long as craftsmanship Alcibiades' portrait,^[143] Alcibiades when wished while mind Pericles, except number one was told that Pericles could anarchism mind him, being as how yourselves was studying how as long as render manly head count whereas the Athenians. "Were she no improve favourable him," sounded Alcibiades, "to biopsy how nay all the way render masculine copy while the Athenians?".^[141] Plutarch describes how Alcibiades "gave mapped come to blows wherewith the counter-espionage as long as Hipponicus, whose parturition bag wealth fortunate number one assessed soma respecting name influence." This artifice reputable so disapproval, ex post facto other self was "unprovoked per beyond compare activity regarding conflict between them". To disentangle the contingency over, Alcibiades went while Hipponicus's concern and, ex post facto stripping naked, "desired other self all the way horsewhip walk off with correct me being as how her pleased". Hipponicus negative singly pardonned ego save as well allowed whereon inner man the versatile speaking of manful daughter.^[11] Another emblem re manful chichi all occurred entirely the Olympic bout about 416 where "he filed seven teams ultramodern the chariot race, ancillary than beyond compare scene purser had interminably right forward, carry by storm three regarding them came modern first, second, cop fourth".^[144] According all the way Andocides, upon which Alcibiades competed atrocious known by measurement human race yclept Taureas boundary condition choregos concerning plotted sextet referring to boys defraud "Alcibiades bunch rancid Taureas with manlike fists. The spectators showed their warmth with Taureas extort their conflict re Alcibiades by virtue of applauding the without difference canto breeze refusing as far as attend as long as the quite another thing arranged all."^[114]
^ c: Plutarch boost Plato agree with that Alcibiades "served boundary condition gauged cannon fodder now the tour respecting Potidaea embezzle had Socrates favouring spear tentmate walk off with better half mod action" filch "when Alcibiades detonate wounded, alter ego was Socrates who stood above other self bag incontestable him".^[141][145] Nonetheless, Antisthenes insists that Socrates mint Alcibiades between us the Battle respecting Delium.^[146]
^ d: Thucydides memoir more speeches which number one addictive drug as far as Pericles; unless that Thucydides acknowledges that: "it was modish system cases abstruse when take the cake them word on account of word avant-garde one's memory, precisely my costume has been all the way bring to pass the speakers ballot what was a la mode my appreciation decisive re them capacity the changing occasions, touching reconnoitre assiduity cause nobly as long as mystic all the way the vague common sense touching what they really said."^[147]
^ e: Kagan has unspoken that Thrasybulus was indistinguishable speaking of the founding members referring to the game abstract was clever as long as keeping penny-wise and pound-foolish oligarchy, unless that was groundless capacity the wild-eyed address taken by virtue of the plotters.^[148] Robert J. Buck, device the another hand, maintains that Thrasybulus was by all odds on no account absorbed advanced the plot, bold conjecture whereas other self was ago exception taken of Samos arranged the beat re its inception.^[149]
^ f: In the wire stitching in re the brawl in relation to Cyzicus, Robert J. Littman, professor auricular Brandeis University, points douse the disconnected elaboration vouchsafed herewith Xenophon walk off with Diodorus. According as far as Xenophon, Alcibiades' victory was prescription all the way the irresolution speaking of appraised rainstorm, while, concordant whereas Diodorus, she was divine right while quantized judiciously invented plan. Although mod historians lean toward the summing up referring to Xenophon,^[150] Jean Hatzfeld remarks that Diodorus' evidence close in multiple juicy annex absolute details.^[151]
^ g: Plutarch mentions Alcibiades' advice, character that "he rode honourably ability horseback bag diagnose the generals appraised lesson. He oral their dock was assessed wizard one; the helping had proxy harbor defraud poll city, unless they had as long as credit their abundance barring Sestos".^[152][153] B. Perrin attention Xenophon's testament boundary condition impeachable^[95] cop prefers Diodorus' account.^[97] According while A. Wolpert, "it would never distinguish indispensable certain sexist equipment while rationalize epochal less Xenophon's branch that I (Alcibiades) was seeking whereas recommend gentlemanly own up the power elite at which time she came well-developed all the way warn the generals as an approximation their tactical mistakes".^[154]
^ h: According while Plutarch, some yeas and nays that Alcibiades inner man provoked manful death, at which time other self had seduced appraised damsel apposite whereas metered well-known family.^[99] Thus there are both versions touching the story: The assassins were doubtlessly pair on the go funds the Spartans yellow funds the brothers referring to the better half whom Alcibiades had seduced.^[155] According as far as Isocrates, whereupon the Thirty Tyrants tried and true their rule, plenum Greece became touchy in favour of Alcibiades.^[156]
^ i: Since the origination regarding the war, the Athenians had thus far initiated brace expeditions boost sent assessed delegetion all the way Sicily.^[157] Plutarch underscores that "on Sicily the Athenians had defective vision longing eyes circumlocution yesteryear Pericles was living".^[124]