Siege of Mytilene

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duchy_of_the_Northern_Aegean_Islands
gptkb:Mithridates_VI
gptkbp:aftermath Impact on Athenian morale
Enslavement of Mytilenean women and children
Mass execution of Mytilenean men
Repercussions for Mytilene
Shift in Athenian policy
gptkbp:consequences Athenian assembly's decision
Debate on the fate of the Mytileneans
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on later military sieges
Debate on imperialism
gptkbp:duration approximately one year
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Athenian_Empire
gptkbp:historical_debate Moral implications of war
Justice vs. expediency
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Cleon
gptkb:Pericles
gptkbp:historical_significance Debate on justice and mercy
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Xenophon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Mytilene
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Athenian_democracy
Spartan strategy
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Athenian_forces
Mytilenean forces
gptkbp:led_to Mytilene's loss of autonomy
gptkbp:legacy Cautionary tale in history
Influence on political thought
Study in military ethics
Example of Athenian imperialism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lesbos
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
Blockade
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Diodotus
gptkb:Cleon
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Mytilene
gptkbp:outcome Surrender of Mytilene
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:primary_source Athenian decrees
Speeches by Cleon and Diodotus
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Fall_of_Mytilene
gptkb:Battle_of_Pylos
gptkb:Battle_of_Sphacteria
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Athenian_victory
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Aegean Sea
Economic resources of Lesbos
gptkbp:year 406 BC