The Mytilenean revolt was an incident in the Peloponnesian War in which the city of Mytilene attempted to unify the island of Lesbos under its control and revolt from the Athenian Empire. In 428 BC, the Mytilenean government planned a rebellion in concert with Sparta, Boeotia, and certain other cities on the island, and began preparing to revolt by fortifying the city and laying in supplies for a prolonged war.

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  • Athens,
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  • Mytilene and other cities on Lesbos, weakly supported by Sparta and the Peloponnesian League
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  • The suppression of the revolt in 427 BC was followed by a famous debate at Athens in which the assembly ordered the execution of the entire male population of Mytilene, but then reversed that order a day later.
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  • Athenian victory
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  • Mytilene and other cities on Lesbos, weakly supported by Sparta and the Peloponnesian League
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  • The suppression of the revolt in 427 BC was followed by a famous debate at Athens in which the assembly ordered the execution of the entire male population of Mytilene, but then reversed that order a day later.
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  • Athenian victory
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  • The Mytilenean revolt was an incident in the Peloponnesian War in which the city of Mytilene attempted to unify the island of Lesbos under its control and revolt from the Athenian Empire. In 428 BC, the Mytilenean government planned a rebellion in concert with Sparta, Boeotia, and certain other cities on the island, and began preparing to revolt by fortifying the city and laying in supplies for a prolonged war. These preparations were interrupted by the Athenian fleet, which had been notified of the plot, and the Mytileneans sent representatives to Athens to discuss a settlement, but simultaneously dispatched a secret embassy to Sparta to request support. The attempt to reach a settlement at Athens fell through, as the Athenians were unwilling to allow their loyal ally Methymna to be subjugated by the Mytileneans, and the Athenian fleet blockaded Mytilene by sea. Sparta, although it agreed to send support and prepared a fleet, was cowed by an Athenian show of force and took no action on 428 BC. On Lesbos, meanwhile, the arrival of 1,000 Athenian hoplites allowed Athens to complete the investment of Mytilene by walling it in on land. Although Sparta finally dispatched a fleet in the summer of 427 BC, it advanced with such caution and so many delays that it arrived in the vicinity of Lesbos only in time to receive news of Mytilene's surrender. In the wake of the Mytileneans' surrender, a heated debate took place at Athens over their fate. One faction, led by Cleon, advocated executing all of the men in the city and enslaving the women and children, while another faction (one spokesman was Diodotus) preferred more moderate treatment in which only men who had been identified as ringleaders would be executed. The Athenian assembly wavered; an order for mass execution was issued on the first day of debate but countermanded on the next. In the end, the city as a whole was spared, but 1,000 "ringleaders" (although this figure is viewed sceptically, and it is believed that due to a misreading by a scribe, the figure was actually closer to 30) executed without trial.
  • La revuelta de Mitilene fue un incidente acaecido durante la Guerra del Peloponeso, en el que la ciudad de Mitilene trató de unificar la isla de Lesbos bajo su control y de rebelarse contra Atenas. En el 428 a. C. el gobierno de Mitilene planeó una rebelión conjunta con Esparta, Beocia y otras ciudades de Lesbos. Mitilene comenzó las preparaciones fortificando la ciudad y reuniendo suministros para una guerra prolongada. Sin embargo, dichas preparaciones fueron interrumpidas por la marina de guerra en la flota ateniense, que había sido advertida de la rebelión. Aunque Mitilene envió representantes a Atenas para negociar un acuerdo, al mismo tiempo y en secreto despachó una embajada a Esparta con el propósito de pedir ayuda. El intento de alcanzar un acuerdo con Atenas fracasó dado que esta no deseaba que Mitilene subyugara a su aliada, la ciudad de Metimna, y la flota ateniense bloqueó por mar a Mitilene. Aunque Esparta aceptó proporcionar su ayuda a Mitilene y construyó una flota, se acobardó ante una muestra del poderío ateniense, por lo que no realizó ninguna acción contra Atenas durante el primer año de la contienda. Mientras tanto, arribaron a Lesbos 1000 hoplitas atenienses, lo que permitió completar el asedio por tierra. Pese a que Esparta finalmente envió su flota a Mitilene en el verano de 427 a. C. , el avance de ésta fue tan cauteloso y tuvo tantos retrasos que cuando llegó a las cercanías de Lesbos recibió la noticia de que Mitilene se había rendido. Tras la rendición de Mitilene, en Atenas se encendió un gran debate en cuanto al destino de sus habitantes. Una facción, liderada por Cleón, abogaba por la ejecución de todos los hombres de Mitilene y el encarcelamiento de los niños y de las mujeres; mientras que otra facción, liderada por Diódoto (hijo de Éucrates), prefería un tratamiento más moderado, donde se debería ejecutar sólo a los cabecillas. La asamblea ateniense titubeó: ordenó la ejecución masiva de todos los hombres pero al día siguiente revocó la sentencia. Al final, se perdonó a la ciudad entera, aunque 1000 supuestos cabecillas fueron ejecutados sin juicio.
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  • Paches
  • Salaethus, Alcidas, others
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  • 428-7 BC
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  • The suppression of the revolt in 427 BC was followed by a famous debate at Athens in which the assembly ordered the execution of the entire male population of Mytilene, but then reversed that order a day later.
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  • The Mytilenean revolt was an incident in the Peloponnesian War in which the city of Mytilene attempted to unify the island of Lesbos under its control and revolt from the Athenian Empire. In 428 BC, the Mytilenean government planned a rebellion in concert with Sparta, Boeotia, and certain other cities on the island, and began preparing to revolt by fortifying the city and laying in supplies for a prolonged war.
  • La revuelta de Mitilene fue un incidente acaecido durante la Guerra del Peloponeso, en el que la ciudad de Mitilene trató de unificar la isla de Lesbos bajo su control y de rebelarse contra Atenas. En el 428 a. C. el gobierno de Mitilene planeó una rebelión conjunta con Esparta, Beocia y otras ciudades de Lesbos. Mitilene comenzó las preparaciones fortificando la ciudad y reuniendo suministros para una guerra prolongada.
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