{"date":"December 11","id":"12-11","intro":["The handsome Alcibiades, cunning in politics, bold in war, was the lion of Athenian society until he violated the secrets of a mysterious religious cult. Then all outraged Athens united to dash their idol to the ground."],"minutes":24,"readings":[{"author":"Plutarch","end":117,"start":106,"volume":12,"work":"Alcibiades"}],"slug":"december-11","status":"proofread","title":"The Most Dashing Figure in Athens","url":"/harvard-classics/december-11/","words":4813}