And the approximate location of the ancient city.In the summer of 416 BC, during a truce with Sparta, Athens sent an army of at least 3,400 men to conquer Melos: 1,600 heavy infantry, 300 archers, and 20 mounted archers all from Athens, plus 1,500 heavy infantry from other Delian League cities. Given the relative size of Melos, this suggests that it was a prosperous island. This sum could have paid the wages of a crew for 15 months, or bought 540 metric tons of wheat, enough to feed 2,160 men for a year. In 425 or 424 BC, Athens demanded of Melos a tribute of fifteen of silver (roughly 390 kg ). In general, the Melians sought to remain neutral in the war, although there is archaeological evidence that sometime between 428 and 425 BC, the Melians donated at least twenty of silver (about 12½ kg ) to the Spartan war effort.In 426 BC, Athens sent an army of 2,000 men to raid the Melian countryside, but the Melians would not be bullied into submission. There are other devs that can affort to give out free content and because of those, many players are spoiled by them and thinks that applies to all others to follow suit, but that's not. A minimum of 2 extra characters and a new act. It took some years for hero siege to have 3 expansions. Hero Siege General Discussions Topic Details. 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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