Melian Dialogue

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'Melians are a colony from Sparta'
Melian Dialogue, why Melos is important
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'we have a right to are empire because we defeated the Persians'
Melian Dialogue, Athens' excuse as to why they act the way they do
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'the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept'
Melian Dialogue, the arrogance of Athens and how they act to their allies
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'your own fall would be visited by the most terrible vengeance and would be an example to the world'
Melian Dialogue, Thucydides knows Athens loses and his voice is coning though here to hint at what happens
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We rule the sea and you are islanders, and weaker islanders too than the others; it is therefore particularly important that you should not escape'
Melian Dialogue, Athens' power and why they want Melos
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'It is rather a question of saving your lives and nor resisting those who are far to strong for you'
Melian Dialogue, Athenian arrogance coming though
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'you who are weak and whose fate depends on a single movement of the scale'
Melian Dialogue, Athens feel like they have the power over poleis
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'your absurd quest for safety at the moment'
Melian Dialogue, Athenian reaction to Melos saying they would ask for Spartan help
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'you will find yourselves completely deluded'
Melian Dialogue, Athens' compent on Melos still saying they would have Spartan protection
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'Later they left behing a garrison of some of their own and some allied troops to blockade the place by land and sea'
Melian Dialogue, What happened after the discussion
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'who put to death all the men of military age whom they took, and sold the women and children as slaves'
Melian Dialogue, consequences for Melos attacking the Athenian garrison the 2nd time
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Melian Dialogue
416 BC
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'we have a right to are empire because we defeated the Persians'

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