By far the warmest advocate of the expedition was, however, Alcibiades, son of Clinias, who wished to thwart Nicias both as his political opponent and also because of the attack he had made upon him in his speech, and who was, besides, exceedingly ambitious of a command by which he hoped to reduce Sicily and Carthage, and personally to gain in wealth and reputation by means of his successes.
Espedizioa sutsuen defenditzen zuena Altzibiades zen, Kliniasen semea, hala Niziasi kontra egitearren-honen kontrako iritzia baitzuen gai politikoei buruz oro har-, nola Niziasek zuzendu berri zizkion gaitzespenez beteriko aipamenengatik, baina batez ere buruzagitzan jardutea nahi zuelako;