Essay on the Melian Dialogue (from Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War)

Assignment: Essay on the Melian Dialogue (from Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War).

Please write a short essay (4 pages) addressing the following question:

  • Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War includes a famous dialogue between the Athenians and the Melians over the future of the Island of Melos. Explain two of the arguments the Athenians used to try to persuade the Melians to surrender. Then discuss how the Melians justify their resistance to Athenian conquest. Which arguments do you find more persuasive or convincing? Why? Explain.

Melian Dialogue is accessible online at:

 http://classics.mit.edu/Thucydides/pelopwar.5.fifth.html 

Due Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023. 

Paper should be written in Microsoft Word format 

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