HIST 1001 Chapter : History 1001
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Peloponnesian war defeat of athens 414-404bc sparta relied on persia to supply it with ships. Athenians went to the melians and asked for their help against sparta. Athenians say if they don"t they will destroy them. Melians say this threat is not just (why is justice a theme of greek authors playwrights and philosophers) test. Athenians say justice is determined by the people with the power. Mlians resist and atghenians take over the island and kill all the adult males and send all the women and children into slavery. Thucydides-says that a nation who acts like that doesn"t deserve to win. From macedonia-but conquers everything we"ve studied in ten years. Alexander takes all the talent from greece and conquers the world with it. Came to power when macedonia was fairly weak. They are looked down upon by athens sparta and thebes. Philip was a hostage when he was a teenager, in the city of thebes.
