There are many conflicting accounts as to whether the Athenian statesman Alcibiades was a lover of Socrates. The Wikipedia page on Alcibiades' depiction in culture states: "Alcibiades also appears in several Socratic dialogues" In Plato's Symposium, Alcibiades "claims to be in love with Socrates." "Plato presents Alcibiades as a youthful student and lover of Socrates" The Wikipedia page on Socrates himself gives two conflicting pieces of evidence: "Some texts suggest that Socrates had love af...
