POL 3 Lecture 2: 2 Lecture 3-30
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Sparta: dominant military power, especially on land. Athens: economic power with dominant naval strength. Melos: small city strategically positioned on the aegean sea. The melian dialogue in history of peloponnesian war. Melos argued they should be left alone, and athens should leave other states be. Athens said we need this, so we are going to take it . Athens ended up losing the peloponnesian war. New land given to those who served in the army in order to ease. As it expanded, there were ethnic and religious divisions. Some people did not respect the roman rulers. Collapse, and land was given to local barons and kings. People owe their allegiance to barons/kings in exchange for protection. Based on disagreements over succession to the throne. Kings would go to war with each other over the correct religion of that state. Catholic church acted as an international arbiter. People would go to war with catholic kings in order to spread.
