The Melian Dialogue. That, by the way, was democratic Athens laying down the law to the Melos islanders who wanted to be neutral in the Peloponnesian war. The

The Melian Dialogue. That, by the way, was democratic Athens laying down the law to the Melos islanders who wanted to be neutral in the Peloponnesian war. The Athenians then proceeded to kill the adult males and sell the remaining population into slavery. The island was repeopled by Athens, and later produced the Venus of Milo.