Melus
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Melus is the ancient Greek island city-state better known by its historical name Melos, noted for its role in the Peloponnesian War and the discovery of the Venus de Milo.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city-state
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| alliance | traditionally sympathetic to Sparta ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Melos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | ancient city of Melos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackDate | 416 BC ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Athenian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonizedBy | Athenian settlers ⓘ |
| conflict | Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide | nominally neutral between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| describedBy | Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | History of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDateOfVenusDeMilo | 1820 ⓘ |
| discoverySiteOf | Venus de Milo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
obsidian trade in earlier periods
ⓘ
trade in the Aegean ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| event |
Athenian conquest in 416 BC
ⓘ
Siege of Melos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | volcanic island ⓘ |
| hasWorkAbout | Melian Dialogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Melian Dialogue in Thucydides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
discovery of the Venus de Milo ⓘ role in Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
5th century BC
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | island of Milos ⓘ |
| outcome |
destruction by Athenians
ⓘ
enslavement of Melian women and children ⓘ execution of Melian men ⓘ |
| partOf | Cycladic islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSignificance | example of power politics vs justice ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
independent city-state
ⓘ
neutral in Peloponnesian War until 416 BC ⓘ |
| region | Aegean Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of sea routes in the southern Aegean ⓘ |
| VenusDeMiloCurrentLocation | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.