Athenian Empire and the Fate of Mytilene: Death or Mercy? | A Tale from Ancient Greece

The Mytilenean Debate in Athens, 427 BC The Peloponnesian War rages between Athens and Sparta, enveloping the ancient Greek world. The city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, once allied with Athens as part of the Delian League, stages a rebellion against Athens' increasing tyranny. When the revolt fails, the citizens of Athens must decide the fate of the Mytileneans, and a fiery debate ensues: are the people of Mytilene to be executed and enslaved, or should the Athenians show restraint? The very identity of Athens and the justice of its new empire are at stake.
A story from the ancient Mediterranean world, based on Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War (3.1-50), featuring: Cleon, Diodotus, Pericles, Salaethus
Original story by Dakota Caldwell
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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft, 2018)
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Thumbnail Images:
"The Debate on Mytilene, 427 BC," William Spencer Bagdatopoulos (1915)
Logo Materials:
Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (commons.wikime...)
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[@KiCreativeStudioJP]

Thank you! A fine illustration of the events and in a compelling manner.

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Just in time for

[@brucewimperis2396]

Bravo!

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