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Thucydides the mytilenean debate summary

Two famous Thucydidean episodes are in focus: Peloponnesian War the Mytilenean Debate in Book III and the Melian Dialogue in Book V of the.

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Mytilenean debate pdf

This article brings together two central episodes in Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. The interpreted episodes are the Mytilenean Debate in Book III and the Melian Dialogue in .

Melian dialogue

In the Mytilenean debate Thucydides clearly shows that he favours Diodotus rather than Cleon.'3 At Melos the Athenians have adopted a more extreme version of Cleon's position.

Cleon and diodotus
The Mytilene debate revolves around the speeches made by Cleon and Diodotus who have opposing opinions on how to punish the Mytilenians for their revolt (Thucydides ).