Against Alcibiades: For Deserting the Ranks

He was sent for by Alcibiades,[*](His father, then in exile in the Thracian Chersonese.) since his outrageous conduct was becoming notorious. And indeed, what ought you to think of the character of the man whose practices were such as to discredit him even in the eyes of the great ringleader in those ways? He conspired with Theotimus against his father, and betrayed Orni[*](One of the residences of Alcibades in the Chersonese.) to him: but he, when he had gained possession of the stronghold, after abusing him in the flower of youth, ended by imprisoning him and holding him to ransom. But his father felt so deep a hatred of him that he declared that even though he should die he would not recover his bones.

When his father was dead[*](404 B.C.) Archebiades, who had become his lover, obtained his release. Not long afterwards, having diced away his fortune, he took ship at White Cliff,[*](On the Propontis.) and attempted to drown his friends at sea.