On Ruthlessness: The Melian Dialogue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. INTRODUCTION xv
5. The Speeches
6. On Justifying a War: Pericles’ First War Speech 1
7. On Dying for Your Country: Pericles’ Funeral Oration 29
8. On Holding the Course: Pericles’ Last Speech 75
9. On Realpolitik: The Mytilenean Debate 101
10. On Ruthlessness: The Melian Dialogue 159
11. On Launching a Foreign Invasion: The Sicilian Debate 201
12. NOTES 263
13. FURTHER READING 269