Why Athens Are Not Bound By Law

Greece is a collection of city states which have always been independent of each other. The two greatest ones are Athens and Sparta, which has a long history of competition and war between them for supremacy. Athens is the birthplace of democracy, while the Spartans have adopted an oligarchy ruling system, this system extends to them and the rest of Lacedaemonians. The battle of Thermopylae united the whole of Greece against a common enemy Persia, fought 495 BC. After this battle, Persia continues to be a main power in that region. The battle started with the Ionian revolt which was started by Athens and Eritrea, it resulted in the first major conflict between Greece and the Persian empire. In these Greek Persian wars which started 499 BC until
What is the right way for the strong to behave towards the weak? Are Athenians not bound by laws, and what are those laws? Colonies exist to provide riches and sustenance to their masters; it is an exploitative relationship. Athens wished to make Melos a colony, undoubtedly Melos is doubtful because Athens does not want to talk about their future and their rights, they were only given two choices, submit and survive or go to war and perish. To the detriment of Athens, in my opinion, they betrayed the principles of democracy of which they were the birthplace. In Athens everyone is a citizen with a right to vote, but when it comes to colonies, they are now subjugating people and depriving them of their right to question instead of making them citizens of Greece. Now they are saying that “The most successful people are those who stand up to their equals, behave properly to their superiors, and treat their inferiors
The Athenians wanted to weaponise God to justify their cause. This is not true because God is the way the truth and the life, God is not meant to justify genocides nor are prophecies. The Melian dialogue exposes men’s pride and avarice, all done using the justification of God. The current situation in the Middle East is an abomination to God and men, even if you do not believe in God it is disgusting to your own humanity. Although Thucydides narrated the melian dialogue to the best of his abilities in a neutral way, which is not expected of an Athenian general serving in the war. The Melian dialogue represents a failure of diplomacy. Sun Tzu Art of War reminds us of two things: the best general wins war without fighting and you never corner an opponent, if they are cornered they will fight to their death. In modern day times, we are faced with this situation: political realism vs idealism. This is a question that remains unanswered throughout the ages from the time of Thuccydides and this is a question for the present generation to answer especially in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Can a superior nation with extreme military might impose its will on a helpless nation unable to fight