![]() The people of Melos were of the same ethnic group as the Spartans but were independent of the Spartan empire. Was the only significant island in the Aegean Sea that Athens did not control. Athens had the superior navy and controlled nearly all the islands in the. The war was fought between the, an alliance of Greek cities led by, and the, an alliance led. (indigo), the (orange), and the (green).The lasted from 431 to 404 BC. It is taught as a classic case study in to illustrate the ultimately selfish and pragmatic concerns that motivate a country at war. In the negotiations, the Athenians offered no moral justification for their invasion, but instead bluntly told the Melians that Athens needed Melos for its own ends and that the only thing Melians stood to gain in submitting was self-preservation. ![]() Melos surrendered in the winter, and the Athenians executed their men and enslaved their women and children.This siege is best remembered for the, a dramatization of the negotiations between the Athenians and the Melians before the siege, written by the contemporary Athenian historian. The Melians refused, so the Athenians laid siege to their city. Athens invaded Melos in the summer of 416 BC and demanded that the Melians surrender and pay tribute to Athens or face annihilation. Though the Melians had ancestral ties to Sparta, they chose to remain neutral in the war. Is an island in the roughly 110 km east of mainland. ![]() ![]() The Siege of Melos occurred in 416 BC during the, fought between.
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