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Thucydides On Strength And Justice In The Melian And Mytilenian Debates, Molly Wancewicz
Thucydides On Strength And Justice In The Melian And Mytilenian Debates, Molly Wancewicz
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Thucydides’History of the Peloponnesian War provides incisive historical analysis of the 5th-century BC clash between the Athenian and Spartan alliances. Through his depiction of the Mytilenian debate and the Melian dialogue, Thucydides analyzes prioritization of self-interest, and more specifically, the idea that might makes right. Thucydides’ discussion of these topics indicates that he largely disagrees with the positions taken by the Athenians in these debates.