Alcibiades's military and political talents frequently proved valuable to whichever state currently held his allegiance, but his propensity for making powerful enemies ensured that he never remained in one place for long; and by the end of the war that he had helped to rekindle in the early 410s, his days of political relevance were a bygone memory.
As capacidades militares e políticas de Alcibíades resultaron ser a miúdo moi valiosas para calquera que contase coa súa lealdade, aínda que a súa capacidade para colleitar poderosos inimigos asegurou que nunca permanecese nun mesmo lugar durante moito tempo e, para cando terminou a guerra que axudara a reavivar a principios dos anos 410 a. C., os seus días de relevancia política eran un recordo do pasado.