Melians
- plural of Melian.
Example Sentences
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After the Melians fail to talk themselves out of their weakness, the Athenian assembly talk themselves into the Sicilian Expedition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Thucydides had the strutting Athenians sneer at the vanquished Melians that “the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2017
The Melians predicted that the Athenians’ cruel treatment of Melos could provoke other neutral states into opposing Athens.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 12, 2012
The Melians hadn’t done anything to hurt Athens or help Sparta; they just wanted to keep to themselves.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 12, 2012
On the other hand, Grote thinks that he has found Thucydides in error,—in the long dialogue between the Athenian representatives and the Melians.
From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford
