Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 36.738, 24.421 · 6 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 416 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens sets out against Melos with 30 of its own ships (joined by 6 from Chios and 2 from Lesbos), 1,600 hoplites, 300 archers, 20 mounted archers, and about 1,500 allied and island hoplites |
| 416 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Melian Dialogue: the Athenian envoys argue that the strong do what they can and the weak must endure |
| 416 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Melos, hoping for Spartan help, replies that it will not give up the freedom of a 700-year-old city |
| 416 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens builds a wall around Melos and besieges it, leaving part of its force |
| 416 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | With reinforcements and internal betrayal Melos surrenders; the adult men are executed, the women and children enslaved, and 500 colonists settled |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Antisthenes' 27 ships burn three empty Athenian ships near Melos, sail around Crete and reach Caunus |