Battle of Melos

An Analysis of Thucydides' Views on the Melian Dialogue The Melian Dialogue is a debate between Melian and Athenian representatives concerning the sovereignty of Melos. The debate did not really occur-the arguments given by each side were of Thucydides own creation. Thus it is reasonable to assume that we can tease out Thucydides' own beliefs. In this paper, I will first extract Thucydides views from the Melian Dialogue and then analyze whether or not these views are well founded. Thucydides

advancement of Athenian soldiers into Melos territory was wrong if they did not want to be a part of that empire. Of the six principles of political realism, I believe that principle four connects mainly to the situation that has been presented between the arguing countries. Principle four states that the awareness of morality in political action does not out way the nations' own survival. This meaning that Athens would not hesitate to march into Melos if they did not comply with demands

The Melian Dialogue is a negotiation between the Melians and the Athenians regarding the future of Melos. The Athenians are giving the Melians an ultimatum of being enslaved or being destroyed by Athens’ navy strength. Athens and Melos are a part of a greater scheme of international interactions that are determined through discussion, ethics, power and political morality that produce either a sense of justice or depravity of it. The Melians are shown to be just in the face of the Athenian, but their

several years before in the peace treaty, Athens moved cautiously, but aggressively in establishing alliances, albeit coerced, and strengthening its empire. It was at this juncture that it made its move toward securing the small, weak island-state of Melos, which in its neutral independence suggested danger to the Athenian empire. In a move not of fairness, but of survival, Athens offered the Melians an ultimatum: to be subjugated

It is important to study Thucydides because Thucydides can help us to understand the way politics work in the world today.This should come later – it is not an introduction to a whole paper – always assume your reader is not familiar with your topic In his book titled, The History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides brings to light, some of the causes of the war, as well as some of the consequences of the war. (This is a good opening sentence. It introduces the reader to the topic) Thucydides analyzed

The Melian Dialogue deals with the Athenians coming to the Island of Melos to take over the Melians. The Athenians give the Melian two options to either become a tribute paying state for Athens or to be destroyed. The Melian are trying to convince the Athenians that they are a neutral people against the whole war issue and taking sides. The Melian suggest to the Athenian to let them become a neutral country and the Athenians simply disagree and argue that they cannot let them be neutral because it

In the first section of the chapter describing ancient Greece, Paul Cartledge explains that researchers know how and in what way the ancient Greeks surrendered in battle, but do not know exactly why they surrendered since they did not keep a comprehensive account of their surrenders. Cartledge goes on to describe ancient Greece, not as a single political body, but being composed of one thousand separate, widely dispersed entities known as city-states. Some of these city-states, including Athens and

chaos, and fought one on one with small major fights throughout. Then we have the “The Melian Dialogue,” which was written during the classical period of Greece about Athenian and the Melians. In short, the Athenians were encroaching on the island of Melos, a colony of Lacedaemon that would not submit to Athens like other island states. The Melians refuse to give up their freedom for the sake of survival, Athenians lay siege on the island and eventually forced surrender. Then Athenians killed all the

How the Peloponnesian War Affects the Spartans The Athenians and Spartans commenced conflict in 431 B.C.E. in a war that would carry on for over 25 years. The long-lasting conflict was considered the first world war and to Thucydides, “the greatest war in history.” (Cole, 80) Sparta and Athens were the more powerful empires around 4 and 5 B.C.E. and their growth made it seem likely that their empires would quarrel. Sparta was alarmed by the vast growth of the Athenian empire, along with the fact

Pearls come from mollusks they are a group of animals that includes oysters, clams, and mussels, among others. Any mollusk that has a shell can make pearls, the most common pearl-makers are oysters. Pearls have a history in Chinese, Indian, Persian, Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilisations. Pearls have been used and collected for more than 4000 years, this makes them have the title of the world 's oldest gem in the world. There are three types of pearls and they are natural