What happened to the punishments that had been decreed?
Explain what the high priest meant when he refused to absolve Alcibiades from the curses: “For,” said he, “if he is innocent, I never cursed him.” LESSON 10 Introduction: Now that Alcibiades is finally home, he takes a look around for things that could be improved (and that could boost his popularity with the Athenians). Religious processions in recent times have been forced to be made by water, because the Spartans hold one of the major roads. Alcibiades decides that the whole procession should go on as it used to, guarded by his army. It works; they have their procession, and everybody loves Alcibiades (at least this week), including the common folks because they got to have their parade. There are suggestions that he should take absolute control over the city–act as tyrant. (“Tyrant” is not meant in quite such a negative sense as we use it now; it is meant more in the sense of “dictator”.) Other people think it prudent that he be gotten out of Athens for awhile, since he is getting
