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What was the Greek's view of justice during peloponnesian war according to thucydides?
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Thucydides inserted the Melian dialogue into his account of the Peloponnesian War. In this dialogue the small island of Melos is pleading Athens to let it remain neutral. The Athenians informed them that justice does not arise between unequal powers and they laid siege to the defenseless island.
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